Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-Nouns-Names-of-ships-and-restaurants
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Nouns in French are either masculine or feminine. Unfortunately, there are no simple rules for predicting the gender of a noun. However, it is not necessary to learn all genres by heart as there are certain rules that can be used to predict the genre with varying degrees of accuracy. Be careful not to forget that there are always exceptions to these models.
Names of ships
The names of ships are usually masculine because the word ship is masculine, e.g. Normandy. However, small ships can be feminine eg. The Marie-Joseph because the corvette and the frigate are feminine.
Names of Restaurants
Restaurant names also tend to be masculine, as the restaurant itself is masculine. A restaurant named after a region renowned for its excellent products, such as Normandy, will be called Le Normandie.