diff --git a/src/content/content.css b/src/content/content.css
index 077a022..be1beda 100644
--- a/src/content/content.css
+++ b/src/content/content.css
@@ -220,6 +220,24 @@
 .ss-ps-add:hover { background: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15); }
 .ss-ps-add:disabled { border-color: #333; cursor: default; }
 
+.ss-ps-ignore {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid #6b7280;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: #9ca3af;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.ss-ps-ignore:hover { background: rgba(156, 163, 175, 0.15); color: #e5e7eb; }
+
 /* Floating reveal mode indicator */
 .ss-reveal-badge {
   position: fixed;
diff --git a/src/content/content.js b/src/content/content.js
index 5b4fc7b..d1df9e9 100644
--- a/src/content/content.js
+++ b/src/content/content.js
@@ -400,50 +400,44 @@
   /**
    * Detect proper nouns (potential names, company names, project names)
    * that aren't configured in identity. Uses capitalization heuristics:
-   * - Capitalized words not at the start of a sentence
-   * - Multi-word capitalized sequences (e.g. "Acme Corp", "Project Atlas")
+   * - ONLY multi-word capitalized sequences (e.g. "Acme Corp", "Project Atlas")
+   * - Single capitalized words are too noisy — every sentence starts with one
    * - Filters out common English words and programming terms
    */
   function detectProperNouns(text, configured) {
     const findings = [];
-    // Match capitalized words that aren't at the very start of the text
-    // and aren't after a period/newline (sentence start)
-    const re = /(?:^|[.!?\n]\s*)?([A-Z][a-z]{2,}(?:\s+[A-Z][a-z]{2,})*)/g;
+    // Only match TWO OR MORE consecutive capitalized words
+    // Single capitalized words cause too many false positives
+    const re = /\b([A-Z][a-z]{2,}(?:\s+[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+)\b/g;
     let m;
 
     while ((m = re.exec(text)) !== null) {
       const fullMatch = m[1];
       if (!fullMatch) continue;
 
-      // Check if this is at the start of a sentence
-      const before = text.slice(Math.max(0, m.index - 2), m.index);
-      const isSentenceStart = m.index === 0 || /[.!?\n]\s*$/.test(before);
-
-      // Split into individual words and check each
+      // Split into individual words and filter common ones
       const words = fullMatch.split(/\s+/);
       const properWords = words.filter(w =>
         w.length >= 3 &&
         !COMMON_CAPITALIZED.has(w.toLowerCase()) &&
-        !configured.has(w.toLowerCase())
+        !configured.has(w.toLowerCase()) &&
+        !ignoredValues.has(w.toLowerCase())
       );
 
-      if (properWords.length === 0) continue;
+      if (properWords.length < 2) continue; // need at least 2 proper words
 
-      // Single capitalized word at sentence start = likely not a proper noun
-      if (isSentenceStart && properWords.length === 1 && words.length === 1) continue;
-
-      // Multi-word capitalized sequence is likely a proper noun
-      // Single capitalized word mid-sentence is likely a proper noun
       const value = properWords.join(' ');
-      if (value.length >= 3 && !configured.has(value.toLowerCase())) {
+      if (value.length >= 5 && !configured.has(value.toLowerCase()) && !ignoredValues.has(value.toLowerCase())) {
         findings.push({
           name: 'Possible Name/Org',
           value,
-          hint: 'Capitalized word — could be a name, company, or project',
+          hint: 'Capitalized phrase — could be a name, company, or project',
           category: 'name',
         });
       }
     }
+      }
+    }
 
     // Deduplicate
     const seen = new Set();
@@ -477,6 +471,7 @@
       while ((m = pat.re.exec(text)) !== null) {
         const val = m[0];
         if (configured.has(val.toLowerCase())) continue;
+        if (ignoredValues.has(val.toLowerCase())) continue;
         if (pat.skip && pat.skip.test(val)) continue;
         findings.push({ name: pat.name, value: val, hint: pat.hint, category: pat.cat });
       }
@@ -630,6 +625,30 @@
   // ============================================================
   const sessionSubstitutions = new Map();
 
+  // Values the user has explicitly ignored via the "Ignore" button.
+  // Persisted to storage so they stay dismissed across page reloads.
+  const ignoredValues = new Set();
+
+  // Load ignored values from storage
+  (async () => {
+    const stored = await getStorageData('ss_ignored_ppi');
+    if (Array.isArray(stored)) {
+      for (const v of stored) ignoredValues.add(v.toLowerCase());
+    }
+  })();
+
+  function addIgnoredValue(value) {
+    ignoredValues.add(value.toLowerCase());
+    // Persist
+    getStorageData('ss_ignored_ppi').then(stored => {
+      const list = Array.isArray(stored) ? stored : [];
+      if (!list.includes(value.toLowerCase())) {
+        list.push(value.toLowerCase());
+        setStorageData('ss_ignored_ppi', list);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   // ============================================================
   // Notify content script of substitutions (for badge + logging)
   // ============================================================
@@ -1632,6 +1651,7 @@
         ${settings.autoAddDetected !== false
           ? `<button class="ss-ps-add" data-real="${encodeURIComponent(w.value)}" data-fake="${encodeURIComponent(fake)}" data-cat="${w.category}" title="Add mapping: ${displayVal} → ${fake}">+</button>`
           : ''}
+        <button class="ss-ps-ignore" data-value="${encodeURIComponent(w.value)}" title="Ignore — stop flagging this value">&#10005;</button>
       </div>`;
     }).join('');
 
@@ -1694,6 +1714,24 @@
         btn.disabled = true;
       });
     });
+
+    // Ignore buttons
+    preSendWarningEl.querySelectorAll('.ss-ps-ignore').forEach(btn => {
+      btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const value = decodeURIComponent(btn.dataset.value);
+        addIgnoredValue(value);
+
+        // Remove this item's row
+        const row = btn.closest('.ss-ps-item');
+        if (row) row.remove();
+
+        // Re-scan to update warning
+        if (inputEl) {
+          if (inputScanTimer) clearTimeout(inputScanTimer);
+          inputScanTimer = setTimeout(() => scanInputForPPI(inputEl), 150);
+        }
+      });
+    });
   }
 
   // Replace all occurrences of `real` with `fake` in an input or contenteditable element
diff --git a/src/lib/auto-detect.js b/src/lib/auto-detect.js
index e1af629..35a9eab 100644
--- a/src/lib/auto-detect.js
+++ b/src/lib/auto-detect.js
@@ -218,16 +218,15 @@ const AutoDetect = {
    */
   _detectProperNouns(text, configured) {
     const findings = [];
-    const re = /(?:^|[.!?\n]\s*)?([A-Z][a-z]{2,}(?:\s+[A-Z][a-z]{2,})*)/g;
+    // Only match TWO OR MORE consecutive capitalized words
+    // Single capitalized words cause too many false positives (sentence starts)
+    const re = /\b([A-Z][a-z]{2,}(?:\s+[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+)\b/g;
     let m;
 
     while ((m = re.exec(text)) !== null) {
       const fullMatch = m[1];
       if (!fullMatch) continue;
 
-      const before = text.slice(Math.max(0, m.index - 2), m.index);
-      const isSentenceStart = m.index === 0 || /[.!?\n]\s*$/.test(before);
-
       const words = fullMatch.split(/\s+/);
       const properWords = words.filter(w =>
         w.length >= 3 &&
@@ -235,15 +234,14 @@ const AutoDetect = {
         !configured.has(w.toLowerCase())
       );
 
-      if (properWords.length === 0) continue;
-      if (isSentenceStart && properWords.length === 1 && words.length === 1) continue;
+      if (properWords.length < 2) continue; // need at least 2 proper words
 
       const value = properWords.join(' ');
-      if (value.length >= 3 && !configured.has(value.toLowerCase())) {
+      if (value.length >= 5 && !configured.has(value.toLowerCase())) {
         findings.push({
           name: 'Possible Name/Org',
           value,
-          hint: 'Capitalized word — could be a name, company, or project',
+          hint: 'Capitalized phrase — could be a name, company, or project',
           category: 'name',
         });
       }