Proper nouns ( also called proper names) are the words which name specific people, organisations or places. They always start with a capital letter.
For example:-
Each part of a person's name is a proper noun:-
Lynne Hand - Elizabeth Helen Ruth Jones ...
The names of companies, organisations or trade marks:-
Microsoft - Rolls Royce - the Round Table - WWW
Given or pet names of animals:-
Lassie Trigger Sam
The names of cities and countries and words derived from those proper nouns:-
Paris - London - New York - England - English
Geographical and Celestial Names:-
the Red Sea - Alpha Centauri - Mars
Monuments, buildings, meeting rooms:-
The Taj Mahal - The Eiffel Tower - Room 222
Historical events, documents, laws, and periods:-
the Civil War - the Industrial Revolution - World War I
Months, days of the week, holidays:-
Monday - Christmas - December
Religions, deities, scriptures:-
God - Christ - Jehovah - Christianity - Judaism - Islam - the Bible - the Koran - the Torah
Awards, vehicles, vehicle models and names, brand names:-
the Nobel Peace Prize - the Scout Movement - Ford Focus - the Bismarck - Kleenex - Hoover
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