Members incur common names or generic names. Common nouns contrast with proper nouns which are the given names or titles we give to things eg Peter New York Lake Superior London Bridge. Common Noun And Proper Noun Definition And Examples Table Of Contents Common Noun And Proper Nounproper Noun Common Nouns Proper Nouns Common And Proper Nouns A concrete noun is something. . A common noun is a noun that describes a type of person thing or place or that names a concept. Common or generic nouns can be broken down into three subtypes. Hence the computer is a common noun. Common nouns include the names of different jobs plants and animals geographical features abstract ideas objects. Common nouns are not capitalized unless they appear at the start of a sentence unlike proper nouns which are always capitalized. A vast majority of nouns are common noun so. Common nouns are not capitalised unless they appear at th