diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/generators/pydantic.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/generators/pydantic.py
index 49e51c5..7506ff8 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/generators/pydantic.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/generators/pydantic.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from linkml_runtime.utils.schemaview import SchemaView
 
 from nwb_linkml.includes.base import (
     BASEMODEL_CAST_WITH_VALUE,
-    BASEMODEL_COERCE_CHILD,
+    BASEMODEL_COERCE_SUBCLASS,
     BASEMODEL_COERCE_VALUE,
     BASEMODEL_EXTRA_TO_VALUE,
     BASEMODEL_GETITEM,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class NWBPydanticGenerator(PydanticGenerator):
         BASEMODEL_GETITEM,
         BASEMODEL_COERCE_VALUE,
         BASEMODEL_CAST_WITH_VALUE,
-        BASEMODEL_COERCE_CHILD,
+        BASEMODEL_COERCE_SUBCLASS,
         BASEMODEL_EXTRA_TO_VALUE,
     )
     split: bool = True
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/includes/base.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/includes/base.py
index 4747f57..1b04041 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/includes/base.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/includes/base.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ BASEMODEL_CAST_WITH_VALUE = """
                 raise e1
 """
 
-BASEMODEL_COERCE_CHILD = """
+BASEMODEL_COERCE_SUBCLASS = """
     @field_validator("*", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def coerce_subclass(cls, v: Any, info) -> Any:
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/tests/fixtures/schema.py b/nwb_linkml/tests/fixtures/schema.py
index 4f041bd..a6890cc 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/tests/fixtures/schema.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/tests/fixtures/schema.py
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ def linkml_schema_bare() -> TestSchemas:
                             inlined_as_list=False,
                             any_of=[{"range": "OtherClass"}, {"range": "StillAnotherClass"}],
                         ),
+                        SlotDefinition(
+                            name="named_slot",
+                            description=(
+                                "A slot that should use the Named[] generic to set the name param"
+                            ),
+                            annotations=[{"named": True}],
+                            range="OtherClass",
+                            inlined=True,
+                        ),
                         SlotDefinition(
                             name="value",
                             description="Main class's array",
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_generators/test_generator_pydantic.py b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_generators/test_generator_pydantic.py
index a11336d..5b44092 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_generators/test_generator_pydantic.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_generators/test_generator_pydantic.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import pytest
 from linkml_runtime.utils.compile_python import compile_python
 from numpydantic.dtype import Float
 from numpydantic.ndarray import NDArrayMeta
+from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from nwb_linkml.generators.pydantic import NWBPydanticGenerator
 
@@ -86,7 +87,9 @@ def imported_schema(linkml_schema, request) -> TestModules:
 
 def test_array(imported_schema):
     """
-    Arraylike classes are converted to slots that specify nptyping arrays
+    Arraylike classes are converted to slots that specify nptyping arrays.
+
+    Test that we can use any_of with the array slot (unlike the upstream generator, currently)
 
     array: Optional[Union[
         NDArray[Shape["* x, * y"], Number],
@@ -155,3 +158,26 @@ def test_get_item(imported_schema):
     """We can get without explicitly addressing array"""
     cls = imported_schema["core"].MainTopLevel(value=np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]], dtype=float))
     assert np.array_equal(cls[0], np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype=float))
+
+
+def test_named_slot(imported_schema):
+    """
+    Slots that have a ``named`` annotation should get their ``name`` attribute set automatically
+    """
+    OtherClass = imported_schema["core"].OtherClass
+    MainClass = imported_schema["core"].MainTopLevel
+
+    # We did in fact get the outer annotation
+    # this is a wild ass way to get the function name but hey
+    annotation = MainClass.model_fields["named_slot"].annotation.__args__[0]
+    validation_fn_name = annotation.__metadata__[0].func.__name__
+    assert validation_fn_name == "_get_name"
+
+    # we can't instantiate OtherClass without the ``name``
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match=".*name.*"):
+        _ = OtherClass()
+
+    # but when we instantiate MainClass the name gets set automatically
+    instance = MainClass(named_slot={})
+    assert isinstance(instance.named_slot, OtherClass)
+    assert instance.named_slot.name == "named_slot"
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_includes/test_base.py b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_includes/test_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a25af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_includes/test_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+Base includes
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip
+def test_basemodel_getitem(imported_schema):
+    """
+    We can get a value from ``value`` if we have it
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip
+def test_basemodel_coerce_value(imported_schema):
+    """
+    We can instantiate something by trying to grab it's "value" item
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip
+def test_basemodel_cast_with_value(imported_schema):
+    """
+    Opposite of above, we try to cast **into** the ``value`` field
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip
+def test_basemodel_coerce_subclass(imported_schema):
+    """
+    We try to rescue by coercing to a child class if possible
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip
+def test_basemodel_extra_to_value(imported_schema):
+    """
+    We gather extra fields and put them into a value dict when it's present
+    """
+    pass