namedrop vs mention

namedrop is not a noun while mention is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
namedrop	No	No	Yes	No
mention	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mention is a hypernym of namedrop; that is, mention is a word with a broader meaning than namedrop:

namedrop: refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
mention: make reference to

Other hypernyms of namedrop include advert, bring up, cite, name, refer.

namedrop (noun)	mention (noun)
	an official recognition of merit
	a remark that calls attention to something or someone
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

namedrop (verb)	mention (verb)
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them	make mention of
	commend
	make reference to