Is carrom is a proper noun or a common noun?

Answer 1

No, carom is a common noun; a word for a collision followed by a rebound or a game based on that principle. The noun Chess is also a common noun; a word for any game of chess anywhere.

A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

• Dr. Donald Carom, Windsor ON, Canada and Dr. Cyrus Chess, Norwalk CT
• Carom Circle, Mason, MI; Carom Way, Dallas, TX; or Chess Street, Pittsburgh, PA
• Carom Cafe Billiards, Flushing, NY and The Chess Cafe, Bloomington, IL
• International Carom Federation and World Chess Federation

Answer 2

Carrom is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.

Answer 3

Proper noun

Answer 4

Proper noun