Intend to change a name (4)
I believe the answer is:
mean
'intend' is the definition.
(I know that intend can be written as mean)
'change a name' is the wordplay.
'change' is an anagram indicator.
'name' anagrammed gives 'MEAN'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for mean that I've seen before include "Intend; stingy" , "Signify; average" , "Aim - low - average" , "Common" , "Have in mind to be miserly?" .)