| noun | the verbal act of naming “the part he failed was the naming of state capitals” |
| noun | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position “the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee” |
| verb | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to “They named their son David” |
| verb | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property “Many senators were named in connection with the scandal” |
| verb | charge with a function; charge to be “She was named Head of the Committee” |
| verb | create and charge with a task or function “nominate a committee” |
| verb | mention and identify by name “name your accomplices!” |
| verb | make reference to “His name was mentioned in connection with the invention” |
| verb | identify as in botany or biology, for example |
| verb | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of “List the states west of the Mississippi” |
| verb | determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis |
| adjective | inclined to or serving for the giving of names “the appellative faculty of children” |
| name | verb | mention and identify by name |
| assign | verb | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| designate | verb | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| namer | noun | a person who gives a name or names |
| name | noun | a language unit by which a person or thing is known |
| naming | noun | the verbal act of naming |
| identification | noun | the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established |
| identity | noun | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known |
| nominative | adjective | appointed by nomination |
| nomination | noun | the act of officially naming a candidate |
| appointive | adjective | relating to the act of appointing |
| appointee | noun | a person who is appointed to a job or position |
| mention | noun | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
| mentioner | noun | a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally |
| citation | noun | (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) |
| reference | noun | a remark that calls attention to something or someone |
| identifiable | adjective | capable of being identified |
| list | noun | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) |
| lister | noun | assessor who makes out the tax lists |
| listing | noun | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) |
| diagnosis | noun | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon |
| diagnosing | noun | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon |
| appellative | noun | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |