proper noun

Specific name, capitalized

A proper noun is a noun that names a specific individual entity—a particular person, place, organization, or thing—rather than a general category.

Proper nouns are capitalized in English: Mary, France, Toyota, the Eiffel Tower.

Compare with common nouns like woman, country, company, tower, which name types rather than individuals.

place

Paris

France's chief city

Himalayas · Manhattan · Cairo · Sydney · Mumbai · Beijing · London · Rome · Jerusalem · Mecca

brand

Nike

Triumph personified

  • AppleCupertino tech giant
  • GoogleDominant web search provider
  • ToyotaJapanese car company

Samsung · Coca-Cola · McDonald's · Amazon · Microsoft · IKEA · Adidas · Gucci · Ferrari · Rolex

historical

Napoleon

French emperor, military genius

Shakespeare · Confucius · Aristotle · Buddha · Gandhi · Lincoln · Churchill · Mandela · Charlemagne · Tutankhamun

name

Muhammad

  • MariaCommon feminine given name
  • FatimaCommon Arabic female name
  • IvanSlavic masculine name

Sakura · Carlos · Olga · Aisha · Liam · Sophia · Noah · Emma · Ava · William

royalty

King

Male hereditary ruler

  • PrincessRoyal female title
  • DukeHigh-ranking noble title
  • BaronHereditary nobility prefix

Lord · Sultan · Pharaoh · Shogun · Maharaja · Shah · Viscount · Dauphin

title

Prime Minister

Parliamentary head of state

Bishop

Categories
Opposites
grammatical noun classification

proper nouncommon noun

General name for things

appellative · generic term · general term · descriptor · classifier

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G