Yorick

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given name masculine given name

Yorick is a masculine given name of Dutch origin, used both as a standalone first name and famously known from Shakespeare’s play "Hamlet."

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Parson Yorick	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ
associatedLanguage	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ
category	Dutch masculine given names ⓘ Masculine given names in literature ⓘ
culturalAssociation	Shakespearean name ⓘ
etymologicalStatus	of uncertain etymology ⓘ
fameReason	character in Shakespeare’s Hamlet ⓘ
gender	masculine ⓘ
hasNotableUsageIn	literature ⓘ
hasVariant	Jorick NERFINISHED ⓘ Jørik NERFINISHED ⓘ
isNotablyUsedIn	Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ
isNotablyUsedInWorkBy	William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameType	first name ⓘ
notableFictionalBearer	Yorick (Hamlet character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
origin	Dutch ⓘ
usage	Dutch-speaking countries ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gravedigger scene → featuresCharacter → Yorick ⓘ

Yorick van Wageningen → givenName → Yorick ⓘ

Tristram Shandy → hasCharacter → Yorick ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parson Yorick