naming in WordNet English dictionary

1. inclined to or serving for the giving of names
   "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
   appellative  naming 
   

1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
   appointment  assignment  designation  naming 
   
2. the verbal act of naming
   "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
   naming