Kotb
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Kotb is the surname of Hoda Kotb, the Egyptian-American broadcast journalist and co-anchor of NBC’s Today show.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kotb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13804862 — 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: Kotb Context triple: [Hoda Kotb, familyName, Kotb]
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A.
Zakaria
Zakaria is the surname of Fareed Zakaria, a prominent Indian-American journalist, political commentator, and author known for his analysis of international affairs.
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B.
Zakharia
Zakharia is a masculine given name, notably borne by the Georgian composer Zakharia Paliashvili.
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C.
al-Khatib
al-Khatib is an Arabic family name notably borne by Syrian opposition figure and former National Coalition president Moaz al-Khatib.
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D.
Maher
Maher is a masculine given name of Arabic origin commonly used in the Middle East and among Arabic-speaking communities worldwide.
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E.
al-Khattabi
al-Khattabi is the family name of the prominent Rifian leader and anti-colonial resistance figure Abd el-Krim, associated with the Berber tribes of northern Morocco.
- 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: Kotb Target entity description: Kotb is the surname of Hoda Kotb, the Egyptian-American broadcast journalist and co-anchor of NBC’s Today show.
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A.
Zakaria
Zakaria is the surname of Fareed Zakaria, a prominent Indian-American journalist, political commentator, and author known for his analysis of international affairs.
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B.
Zakharia
Zakharia is a masculine given name, notably borne by the Georgian composer Zakharia Paliashvili.
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C.
al-Khatib
al-Khatib is an Arabic family name notably borne by Syrian opposition figure and former National Coalition president Moaz al-Khatib.
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D.
Maher
Maher is a masculine given name of Arabic origin commonly used in the Middle East and among Arabic-speaking communities worldwide.
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E.
al-Khattabi
al-Khattabi is the family name of the prominent Rifian leader and anti-colonial resistance figure Abd el-Krim, associated with the Berber tribes of northern Morocco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.