I just want to know the difference between Noun and Name??

Question

Please don't tell me that Noun is a word or group of words used as the name of a class of people, places, or things, or of a specific person, place, or thing because Name is also a word or group of words used as the name of a class of people, places, or things, or of a specific person, place, or thing or
Name is a word, term, or phrase by which somebody or something is known and distinguished from other people or things because Noun is also a word, term, or phrase by which somebody or something is known and distinguished from other people or things but Difference? Park is noun Park is also name or if Central Park is a name then Central Park is also noun. If a noun is a general term. Such as "dog", "house", and "man, then name is also a general term. Such as "dog", "house", and "man". Just some one please tell me The Difference!

Answer 1

They're the same in concept but noun is the term used in referring to the grammar of any language

Answer 2

OK take a deep breath there!

Noun is as described above. Yes it refers to people places and things, but can also be something abstract such as "time" "thought" "truth". It refers to a class of words. A verb refers to a noun. An adjective describes a noun.

A "name" is a sub-class of nouns, referring to something specific. To use your own example, "park" only becomes a name when it refers to a specific park such as "Central Park".

My "name" is "sue". The name of that street is "Park Avenue".

The name of that wrench is a monkey wrench.

The name of that bread is rye bread.

"name" is what something is called, so it's the word you use when referring to an object or person or perhaps a pet. Some people even name their cars.

A name is always a noun, but a noun is not always a name.

Just the same as a house is always a building, but a building is not always a house.

Answer 3

Name is a noun but is a proper noun like Central Park , Mike, Los ANgeles; but words such as dog , house or man are common noun because it doesn't talk about a specific something as the proper noun.

Answer 4

Names are a special category of nouns, called pronouns. All names are nouns, but not all nouns are names. Central Park is a name, so it's also a noun. But Park is a noun, but not necessarily a name. If a noun such as dog is used to distinguish that type of animal from any other type of animal, and your dog's name is Spot, then the name Spot is used to distinguish your dog from other dogs, not just from other animals. I hope I'm making sense.

Answer 5

A noun is the word used to refer to a category, for example: dog, cat.

A name is used to refer to a specific instance with the category, such as Fido or Morris.

In your Central Park example, the noun "park" is being used within the name "Central Park". In this case the name is just a specific description of the item within the category that has become "official" with use over time. ("Which park?" "Central Park.")

Generally names are capitalized.

Answer 6

Wow! Some of those answers are crazy.

A name is a label. We use labels to identify things. We can use names any way that we like.

A noun is a part of speech. We use the term "noun" to refer to words acting like nouns, and we use this to help us understand grammar. We only use this term when discussing grammar.

The difference:
The "name" of something is subjective. It is a word that someone chooses to use as a label for something. It personalizes something or someone. A person might call her pet mouse "Snowball," so "Snowball" is the name of the mouse.

-Most people would not say that it has a "name" when referring to the object. ie: "I have a snowball." (Not that a label isn't a name... We just normally avoid the word "name" in these instances)
-A name can be totally imaginative. Some children call their pacifiers "binkies."

-It becomes a noun as soon as we use it to refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. ie: "Snowball is my mouse."
-But the word "snowball" can be a noun, an adjective, or even other parts of speech if you are trying to think of the word in a grammatical sense. (ie: Let's have a snowball fight. [In that sentence, "snowball" is an adjective.])

Answer 7

A NAME is not commonly thought of as a linguistic object. A NOUN is. For example, you will seldom find an English teacher describing a NAME (unless as an example of a NOUN), but there is no way in hell you're gonna get out of an English class without being pummelled over the brain with descriptions of NOUNs.

That said, for example, if NAME is a marble, then NOUN is a sack of marbles. A name is only one type of a noun.

So, a NAME is just one example of a NOUN. There are many other NOUNS that are not NAMES, but EVERY NAME is a NOUN.

As we humans often do, you're making it harder than it has to be ;)

Answer 8

that's why we call them proper nouns. A noun is a classification a more formal label of a word group. A name is more personal and direct. They both are similar in form but are different bcos of the context they are used in. For instance...you're not really gonna go around saying...the noun of this place is central park...you'd say the name. Hope thats more understandable.

Answer 9

A name of a person is a "proper" noun - or as my teacher told me years ago think of it as a "formal" noun. The proper or formal noun would be capitalised.

In your example "Central Park" is a proper or formal noun whereas a "park" is just an ordinary noun.

Of course, you could call your dog "Dog"

Can someone persuade my wife that it is bed time - I'm getting pissed off with this.

Answer 10

The difference is quite simple: noun is a grammatical category, like verb, preposition and so on. Name is a noun - a common noun, but in terms of grammar, noun isn't a name. Got it?