It seems simple, but the answer changes depending on where you look—and what you mean. Let’s settle the debate once and for all. No, “spring” is not a proper noun. It is a common noun.

And if someone corrects you for writing “spring” with a lowercase s , you can kindly explain the rule—or just point them to this post. What’s your spring writing habit? Do you ever break the rules for style? Let me know in the comments.

✅ Old Winter fled to the mountains, and tiptoed in wearing a cloak of daffodils. ✅ Come, gentle Spring —ethereal mildness, come. — James Thomson

So go ahead and write with confidence:

When spring is given human or divine qualities, it becomes a name (like Mother Nature or Father Time ), and capitalization is appropriate.