Nouns

(n)namingthe verbal act of naming“the part he failed was the naming of state capitals”
(n)appointment, assignment, designation, namingthe act of putting a person into a non-elective position“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”

Adjectives

(s)appellative, naminginclined to or serving for the giving of names“the appellative faculty of children”, “the appellative function of some primitive rites”