appellative in WordNet English dictionary

1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
   appellation  denomination  designation  appellative 
   

1. pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
   appellative 
   
2. inclined to or serving for the giving of names
   "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
   appellative  naming