naming vs denotation

naming and denotation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
naming	Yes	Yes	No	No
denotation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, denotation is a hyponym of naming; that is, denotation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than naming:

Other hyponyms of naming include acrophony, numeration, indication, specification.

naming (noun)	denotation (noun)
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
the verbal act of naming	the act of indicating or pointing out by name

naming (adjective)	denotation (adjective)
inclined to or serving for the giving of names