List of Proper Nouns A-Z: Examples, Exercises with Answers

A proper noun is used to name a particular person, place, company or thing. Some common examples of proper nouns are John, Mary, Colgate, Paris, France, Sony etc. This type of noun which is a part of the English vocabulary can also be known as a naming noun which classifies a specific person, place or thing. You can easily identify a proper noun as they begin with a capital letter. To learn more about proper nouns, continue reading this blog.

List of Proper Nouns A-Z

Here are proper nouns arranged alphabetically: 

List of Proper Nouns A-Z
Apple	Berlin	Canada
Diana	Elon Musk	France
Google	Harry Potter	Italy
India	Japan	Kylie Jenner
London	Messi	New York
Oprah Winfrey	Paris	Queen Elizabeth II
Russia	Sydney	Taylor Swift
United States	Venus Williams	Washington

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Proper Nouns Examples

Here are proper nouns that are commonly used in everyday sentences.

List of Proper Nouns
Paris	Statue of Liberty	Barack Obama
Tokyo	Great Wall of China	Beyoncé
New York City	Taj Mahal	Albert Einstein
London	Eiffel Tower	Leonardo da Vinci
Rome	Sydney Opera House	Oprah Winfrey
Beijing	Machu Picchu	Elon Musk
Moscow	Niagara Falls	Marie Curie
Istanbul	Mount Everest	Martin Luther King Jr.
Cairo	Grand Canyon	Amelia Earhart
Rio de Janeiro	Mount Rushmore	Rosa Parks

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What are Proper Nouns?

A proper noun is a type of noun that serves as the name for a specific thing, person or place. Proper nouns include personal names, names of companies or organisations, names of places, titles of books, songs, films etc. Here are some examples of proper nouns which will give you a basic idea of this type of noun.

Also Read: What is the Difference Between Nouns and Pronouns? 

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter A

Here are proper nouns starting with the letter A that can be used to enhance your English vocabulary.

Africa

Adam

Alice

Andrew

Alaska

Argentina

Athens

Australia

Amazon

Apple Inc.

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter B

Below mentioned are proper nouns starting with the letter B that can be used in sentences. 

Benjamin

Brazil

Beijing

Belgium

Bolivia

Bermuda

Bhutan

Beirut

Bangkok

Bristol

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter C

Check the proper nouns starting with the letter C for your convenience. 

Christopher

Catherine

China

Canada

Chicago

Cairo

Cuba

Charlotte

Cape Town

Colgate

Chennai

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter D

Following are proper nouns mentioned in the table below starting with the letter D.

David

Dublin

Denver

Detroit

Dubai

Denmark

Doha

Darwin

Dhaka

Dylan

Dallas

Delhi

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter E

Elizabeth

Emily

Egypt

England

Europe

Encyclopedia

Eiffel Tower

Eclipse

Earth

eBay

Empire State Building

Europe

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter F

Faizan

Father

Finland

France

Fendi

Fence

Frost

Faridabad

Franklin Roosevelt

Florence Nightingale

Frida Kahlo

Florida

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter G

George

Gargi

Greta Thunberg

Germany

Great Wall of China

Giza Pyramids

Gulf of Mexico

Guitar

Google

Grapes

Gold

Goat

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter H

Henry

Hamza

Harsh

Holland

Himalayas

Hugh Jackman

Harriet Tubman

Hong Kong

Hawaii

Helsinki

Heart

Hand

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter I

Izhan

Istanbul

India

Isabella

Indiana Jones

Instagram

iPhone

Italy

Ice Cream

Ipad

Internet

Iron

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter J

Jennifer

Jonathan

Janardhan

Jamshedpur

Jaipur

Jaisalmer

Jug

Jamshedji Tata

Jacket

January

Jigsaw

Joke

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter K

Kiwi

Kindle

Kodak

Knife

Key

Kruger National Park

Kathmandu

Kerala

Kobe Bryant

Kite

Karl Marx

Kailash

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter L

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lata Mangeshkar

Lancester

London

Lonavala

Lamp

Lamb

Lancaster

Litter

Loaf

Lincoln

Lock

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter M

Maya

Mysore

Mayawati

Marlyn Monroe

Malaysia

Madhya Pradesh

Martin Luther King Jr.

Mount Everest

Moscow

Moon

Milk

Mercedes-Benz

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter N

Nylon

Nigeria

Naples

Napoleon Bonaparte

Nelson Mandela

Netherlands

NASA

Nintendo

Netflix

Nose

Notebook

Nike

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter O

Ozone

Oscar Wilde

Olympics

Oath

Oman

Onkar

Oliver

Ocean

Oak

Oil

Oxygen

Orlando Bloom

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter P

Paris

Peru

Patna

Princess Diana

Pen

Parth

Paul McCartney

Purse

Plate

Pacific Ocean

Pittsburgh

Play Station

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter Q

Quentin Tarantino

Queen Latifah

Queen Charlotte Islands

Queen Elizabeth Islands

Quill

Quadrilateral

Queen Victoria

Queenstown

Qutub Minar

Qatar

Qubec

Quebec

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter R

Rome

Razia Sultan

Rawanda

Robot

Rust

Rooster

Ronald Reagan

Rihanna

Rocky Mountains

Red Sea

Rotterdam

Refrigerator

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter S

Serena Williams

Scarlett Johansson

Steve Jobs

Sahara Desert

San Francisco

Savitri Phule

Sydney

Suez Canal

Smartphone

Sun

Star

Snow

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter T

Tony Stark

Tesla

Tripura

Tap

Tie

Tanzania

Taj Mahal

Tokyo

Table

Television

Telephone

Time

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter U

Usain Bolt

Umberto Eco

United States of America

University

United Kingdom

Uttar Pradesh

Umbrella

Unicorn

Ubuntu

Unicycle

Uncut Gem

Untouched

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter V

Vincent van Gogh

Venus Williams

Vanessa

Vatican City

Varanasi

Venus

Vase

Volleyball

Vapour

Vietnam

Victoria Falls

Vending Machine

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter W

Walt Disney

Wizard

Washington DC

Wayanad

Waste

Winner

West Indies

White House

World War II

Water

World

Window

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter X

Xavier

X-man

X-ray

Xinjiang

Xingu National Park

Xylophone

Xenon

Xbox

Xalapa

Xhosa

Xampp

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter Y

Yasser Arafat

Yuri Gagarin

Ying-Yang

Yemen

Yacht

Yogi

Yellowstone National Park

Yangtze River

Yokohama

Yesterday

Yogurt

Yellow

List of Proper Nouns Starting with Letter Z

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

Zooplankton

Zodiac

Zygote

Zenith

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Zanzibar Island

Zanskar Valley

Zomba

Proper Nouns A-Z Exercises

Question 1: Which of the following is a proper noun?

• a) dog
• b) city
• c) New York
• d) car

Answer: c) New York

Question 2: What is the proper noun for a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci?

• a) Mona Lisa
• b) Portrait
• c) Art
• d) Picture

Answer: a) Mona Lisa

Question 3: Which of these is not a proper noun?

• a) Amazon River
• b) Mount Everest
• c) Apple
• d) Computer

Answer: d) Computer

Question 4: Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “The cat chased a mouse in the garden.”

• a) cat
• b) mouse
• c) garden
• d) none of the above

Answer: d) none of the above

Question 5: Which of the following is a proper noun?

• a) country
• b) France
• c) Europe
• d) continent

Answer: b) France

Question 6: Which of these is not a proper noun?

• a) The Eiffel Tower
• b) The White House
• c) The Red Sea
• d) The ocean

Answer: d) The ocean

Question 7: Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “I saw a beautiful sunset over the Pacific Ocean.”

• a) sunset
• b) beautiful
• c) over
• d) Pacific Ocean

Answer: d) Pacific Ocean

Question 8: Which of the following is a proper noun?

• a) book
• b) Harry Potter
• c) story
• d) novel

Answer: b) Harry Potter

Question 9: What is the proper noun for the name of a famous scientist?

• a) scientist
• b) Albert Einstein
• c) intelligent
• d) researcher

Answer: b) Albert Einstein

Question 10: Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “I love eating pizza from Pizza Hut.”

• a) eating
• b) pizza
• c) Pizza Hut
• d) love

Answer: c) Pizza Hut

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