You cannot use a name tag on a mob. I tried to name tag cows, zombies, and piglins in both survival and creative, and it simply stays in the hotbar and does not name the mob. The tags I tried to use were renamed "Gimme Gold!" and "gold".
MCPE-94455
Name tags do not work
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