Proper nouns

A noun is a word that refers to a person, thing, or idea. A proper noun is the specific name of a person, organization, or location. Proper nouns always have their first letter capitalized.

Examples:

The first and last names of a person:
Gillian Welch, Steve Jobs, Derk Haank, Hillary Clinton

Names of companies and organizations:
World Wildlife Fund, United Nations, Volkswagen, Springer

Countries and cities:
Australia, India, Germany, New York, London, Beijing

Months of the year, days of the week
January, Monday

Examples of when not to capitalize:

Nouns that refer to more than one thing:
The experiment was performed at two centers
(see tables 3 and 4)

Names of chemicals or generic drugs:
acetaminophen, benzene

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