Hofman
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UNEXPLORED
Hofman is a surname of likely Germanic or Dutch origin borne by various individuals across different countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hofman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16570993 — 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: Hofman Context triple: [Martin Hoffman, hasSurnameVariant, Hofman]
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A.
Hofmann
Hofmann is a German-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as music, science, and the arts.
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B.
Hoffman
Hoffman is a common German-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as business, entertainment, science, and politics.
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C.
Hoffmann
Hoffmann is a common German surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as science, literature, music, and politics.
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D.
Hammann
Hammann is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as aviation, music, and academia.
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E.
Hofmański
Hofmański is a Polish surname most notably borne by Piotr Hofmański, a prominent jurist and former president of the International Criminal Court.
- 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: Hofman Target entity description: Hofman is a surname of likely Germanic or Dutch origin borne by various individuals across different countries.
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A.
Hofmann
Hofmann is a German-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as music, science, and the arts.
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B.
Hoffman
Hoffman is a common German-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as business, entertainment, science, and politics.
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C.
Hoffmann
Hoffmann is a common German surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as science, literature, music, and politics.
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D.
Hammann
Hammann is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as aviation, music, and academia.
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E.
Hofmański
Hofmański is a Polish surname most notably borne by Piotr Hofmański, a prominent jurist and former president of the International Criminal Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.