1. (noun)naming the verbal act of naming "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
2. (noun)appointment, assignment, designation, naming the act of putting a person into a non-elective position "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
3. (adj)appellative, naming(a) inclined to or serving for the giving of names "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"