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You named or called her or  herself  Tina.She named or called her or herself Tina.

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You named her "Tina". (You assigned that name to her, and that became her name.)
You called her "Tina". (Same as above, or you referred to her as "Tina" whether that was her name or not. The implication is that "Tina" was a nickname.)
"Herself" is not possible in those.

She named herself "Tina". (She didn't have a name before, and she took the name "Tina". A strange thing to say.)
She called herself "Tina". ("Tina" was the name she used for herself, whether or not that was her real name, but the implication is that it was not or that it was a nickname.)

She named her "Tina". (She gave the name "Tina" to a female.)
She called her "Tina". (Same as above, or she used the name "Tina" to refer to a female, whether or not that was the female's real name, but the implication is that it was not or that it was a nickname.)

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