Claesz.
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Claesz. is a Dutch patronymic surname element meaning "son of Claes," commonly found in names from the Netherlands’ early modern period.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8556534 — 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: Claesz. Context triple: [Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg, patronymic, Claesz.]
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A.
Maria van Oosterwijck
Maria van Oosterwijck was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for her meticulously detailed and symbolically rich still-life flower paintings.
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B.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Saskia van Uylenburgh was a 17th-century Dutch woman best known as Rembrandt’s wife and frequent model, who appeared in many of his most intimate and celebrated works.
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C.
Judith Leyster
Judith Leyster was a prominent Dutch Golden Age painter known for her lively genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes, and for being one of the few successful female artists of her time.
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D.
Nelly Maes
Nelly Maes is a Belgian politician known for her long-standing involvement in Flemish nationalist politics and her service as a Member of the European Parliament.
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E.
Elisabeth Vermeer
Elisabeth Vermeer was a daughter of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and his wife Catharina Bolnes, living in Delft during the Dutch Golden Age.
- 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: Claesz. Target entity description: Claesz. is a Dutch patronymic surname element meaning "son of Claes," commonly found in names from the Netherlands’ early modern period.
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A.
Maria van Oosterwijck
Maria van Oosterwijck was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for her meticulously detailed and symbolically rich still-life flower paintings.
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B.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Saskia van Uylenburgh was a 17th-century Dutch woman best known as Rembrandt’s wife and frequent model, who appeared in many of his most intimate and celebrated works.
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C.
Judith Leyster
Judith Leyster was a prominent Dutch Golden Age painter known for her lively genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes, and for being one of the few successful female artists of her time.
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D.
Nelly Maes
Nelly Maes is a Belgian politician known for her long-standing involvement in Flemish nationalist politics and her service as a Member of the European Parliament.
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E.
Elisabeth Vermeer
Elisabeth Vermeer was a daughter of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and his wife Catharina Bolnes, living in Delft during the Dutch Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-language surname element
ⓘ
patronymic surname element ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Claes ⓘ |
| etymologicalType | patronymic from given name ⓘ |
| function | indicates filiation ⓘ |
| genderOfParentName | male ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| meaning | son of Claes ⓘ |
| nameType | patronymic ⓘ |
| orthographicVariantOf |
Claeszoon
ⓘ
linked to:
Claesz.
|
| parentName | Claes ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Dutch-speaking regions ⓘ |
| relatedForm |
Claassen
ⓘ
Claessen ⓘ Klaasz ⓘ |
| semanticRole | indicates the father’s given name ⓘ |
| spellingFeature | abbreviation with final period ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCommonUse | early modern period ⓘ |
| typicalPositionInName |
middle element
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surname element ⓘ |
| usedBy | bearers of Dutch names in the early modern period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dutch naming conventions
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the Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Netherlands
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Claesz. Description of subject: Claesz. is a Dutch patronymic surname element meaning "son of Claes," commonly found in names from the Netherlands’ early modern period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Claesz.