Proper Name (Noun)
Meaning
A noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The city of Paris is a proper name that refers to the capital of France.
- The proper name of the company is XYZ Corporation, not just XYZ.
- In the sentence, "I'm going to the store," "store" is not a proper name, but "Walmart" would be.
- The teacher asked the student to write the proper name of the country where she was born.
- The novel features a character with the proper name of Emily Windsor.