100 Examples of Proper Nouns (explained)

Nouns

The nouns are those that refer to a specific concept, both material and mental.

If we say table, we are alluding to a generic object represented by countless copies in the world of different types (wooden, plastic, with wheels, mouse, round, oval, white, brown, etc.).

If we say ItalyWe are referring to a specific northern European country. And it is precisely for this reason that proper nouns, unlike common nouns, generally do not have variation in number, although there are some exceptional situations, as indicated in the paragraph following.

The most traditional proper nouns are the names of people, countries or institutions, but not the only ones: in fact, any name that identifies something punctual, such as a trademark, a given geographical feature (a certain river, mountain, gulf, peninsula), a city, a town, it will be a proper name or noun own self.

Proper nouns must always be written with the initial letter in capital letterregardless of its location within the sentence.

Both proper nouns

anthroponyms (referring to people) as the toponymic (which refer to geographical places), as well as trademarks, nicknames, institutions, names of mythological beings, fictional characters, planets and stars are considered proper nouns and are written with capital letter initial.

Nouns proper to people

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Place-proper nouns

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Nouns proper to cities

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