Iris
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Iris is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with the Greek goddess of the rainbow and the iris flower.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iris canonical | 16 |
| Iris (figure from classical mythology) | 1 |
| Iris (goddess of the rainbow) | 1 |
| Íris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iris Context triple: [Romy Iris Charlotte Johnson, givenName, Iris]
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A.
Iris
Iris is a recurring character on the satirical sketch comedy series "Portlandia," known for embodying the show's quirky, offbeat humor.
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B.
Iris
"Iris" is a hit power ballad by the Goo Goo Dolls, best known for its prominent feature on the soundtrack of the film "City of Angels."
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C.
Iris
Iris is a 2001 British biographical drama film about the life and relationships of novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch.
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D.
Irises
Irises is a famous 1889 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a vibrant cluster of blooming irises, celebrated for its expressive color and dynamic composition.
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E.
Iris Burn
Iris Burn is a river and valley in Fiordland, New Zealand, known for its scenic waterfalls and as a key section of the Kepler Track near Lake Te Anau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iris Target entity description: Iris is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with the Greek goddess of the rainbow and the iris flower.
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A.
Iris
Iris is a 2001 British biographical drama film about the life and relationships of novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch.
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B.
Iris
Iris is a recurring character on the satirical sketch comedy series "Portlandia," known for embodying the show's quirky, offbeat humor.
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C.
Iris
"Iris" is a hit power ballad by the Goo Goo Dolls, best known for its prominent feature on the soundtrack of the film "City of Angels."
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D.
Irises
Irises is a famous 1889 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a vibrant cluster of blooming irises, celebrated for its expressive color and dynamic composition.
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E.
Iris Burn
Iris Burn is a river and valley in Fiordland, New Zealand, known for its scenic waterfalls and as a key section of the Kepler Track near Lake Te Anau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek feminine given name
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feminine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek goddess Iris
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iris flower ⓘ rainbow ⓘ |
| category |
names derived from Greek mythology
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names derived from plants or flowers ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Iris) ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference | often used in literature as a symbolic name related to color or vision ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greek language ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
communication
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connection between heaven and earth ⓘ hope ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Irisa
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Irisz ⓘ Íris ⓘ
linked to:
Iris
|
| isHomographOf |
English word for a genus of flowering plants
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English word for the colored part of the eye ⓘ |
| meaning | rainbow ⓘ |
| nameDayInGreece | May 25 ⓘ |
| popularityTrend | increased in many countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | not typically a diminutive; used as an independent name ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dutch-speaking countries
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English-speaking countries ⓘ German-speaking countries ⓘ Greek culture ⓘ Scandinavian countries ⓘ various cultures ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Iris Description of subject: Iris is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with the Greek goddess of the rainbow and the iris flower.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Iris
linked to: Iris
linked to: Iris