What is a proper noun give examples?

Answer 1

A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title. A proper noun is always capitalized.

Some examples of proper nouns followed by some corresponding common nouns:

• Abraham Lincoln: a president, a man, a person
• The Brooklyn Bridge: a bridge, a landmark, a thing
• Coca-Cola: a soda, a beverage, a product, a thing
• Denver: a city, a place
• 'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck, a story, a thing, a title
• France: a country, a place
• Grand Canyon: a place, a wonder of nature, a thing, a place
• Hawaii: a state, a place
• Ichabod Crane: a character, a fictional person
• Jonquil Motel, Bisbee, AZ: a business, a thing
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a country, a place
• Lake Titicaca, Peru and Brazil: a lake, a border, a thing, a place
• Marilyn Monroe: a movie star, an icon, a woman, a person
• 'North By Northwest' (1959): a movie, a thing, a title
• Oreo: a cookie, a product, a thing
• Pyrenees: a mountain range, a place
• Queen Elizabeth II: a queen, a woman, a person
• Robin Hood: a character, a fictional person, a folktale, a story, a thing
• Samsung: a company, an electronic device, a product, a thing
• Trump Tower: a building, a thing
• Uluru: a landform, a landmark, a World Heritage Site, a thing
• Valium: a drug, a brand name, a product, a thing
• Wall Street Journal: a newpaper, a product, a company, a thing
• Xbox: a device, a brand name, a product, a thing
• The Y (YMCA, Young Men's Christian Association): an organization, a place, a thing
• Zip Code: a registered trademark, a number, a device, a thing

Answer 2

A proper noun is a specific name used for an individual person, place, or thing. Examples include names like "John" (person), "Paris" (place), and "Coca-Cola" (thing).