MacFarlan
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MacFarlan is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacFarlane of the Scottish Highlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MacFarlan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12237090 — 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: MacFarlan Context triple: [Clan MacFarlane, hasSept, MacFarlan]
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A.
Macfarquhar
Macfarquhar is a Scottish surname most notably associated with Colin Macfarquhar, a co-founder of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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B.
Flanigan
Flanigan is a surname variant of Flanagan, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
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C.
McFall
McFall is the surname of Lord McFall of Alcluith, a British Labour politician and life peer.
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D.
MacMurrie
MacMurrie is a surname variant of Murray, a Scottish family name with Gaelic origins.
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E.
Flaherty
Flaherty is an unincorporated community located in Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
- 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: MacFarlan Target entity description: MacFarlan is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacFarlane of the Scottish Highlands.
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A.
Macfarquhar
Macfarquhar is a Scottish surname most notably associated with Colin Macfarquhar, a co-founder of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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B.
Flanigan
Flanigan is a surname variant of Flanagan, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
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C.
McFall
McFall is the surname of Lord McFall of Alcluith, a British Labour politician and life peer.
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D.
MacMurrie
MacMurrie is a surname variant of Murray, a Scottish family name with Gaelic origins.
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E.
Flaherty
Flaherty is an unincorporated community located in Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.