Names of people
People's names are proper nouns, and therefore should be capitalized. The first letter of someone's first, middle, and last name is always capitalized, as in John William Smith.
Should a person's name be capitalized?
Always capitalize the names of people and animals. Capitalize all parts of a name. Some surnames (last names) have unusual capitalization because of their original meaning. Names with more than one part can vary as families change spelling to make it simpler.
What are the 10 rules of capitalization?
Thus, here are 10 capitalization rules you should know for a well written write-up:
- Capitalize the first word of every sentence.
- “I” is always capitalized, along with all its contractions. ...
- Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence. ...
- Capitalize a proper noun. ...
- Capitalize a person's title when it precedes the name.
