A noun can co-occur with an article or an attributive adjective. Verbs and adjectives can't. In the following, an asterisk (*) in front of an example means that this example is ungrammatical.
the name (name is a noun: can co-occur with a definite article the.)
*the baptise (baptise is a verb: cannot co-occur with a definite article.)
constant circulation (circulation is a noun: can co-occur with the attributive adjective constant.)
*constant circulate (circulate is a verb: cannot co-occur with the attributive adjective constant.)
a fright (fright is a noun: can co-occur with the indefinite article a.)
*an afraid (afraid is an adjective: cannot co-occur with the article a.)
terrible fright (The noun fright can co-occur with the adjective terrible.)
*terrible afraid (The adjective afraid cannot co-occur with the adjective terrible.)