Yes, names is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

2. Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

3. Charge with a function; charge to be

4. Create and charge with a task or function

5. Mention and identify by name

6. Make reference to

7. Identify as in botany or biology, for example

8. Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

9. Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

Noun

1. Verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

2. A language unit by which a person or thing is known

3. A person's reputation

4. Family based on male descent

5. A well-known or notable person

6. By the sanction or authority of

7. A defamatory or abusive word or phrase