diff --git a/kmip/core/attributes.py b/kmip/core/attributes.py
index 08bad52..259910a 100644
--- a/kmip/core/attributes.py
+++ b/kmip/core/attributes.py
@@ -108,13 +108,25 @@ class Name(Struct):
             value = name_value
         elif isinstance(name_value, str):
             value = cls.NameValue(name_value)
-        # else: the __validate function will throw TypeError
+        else:
+            name = self.__class__.__name__
+            msg = ErrorStrings.BAD_EXP_RECV
+            member = 'name_value'
+            raise TypeError(msg.format('{}.{}'.format(name, member),
+                            'name_value', type(Name.NameValue),
+                            type(self.name_value)))
 
         if isinstance(name_type, Name.NameType):
             n_type = name_type
         elif isinstance(name_type, Enum):
             n_type = cls.NameType(name_type)
-        # else: the __validate function will throw TypeError
+        else:
+            name = self.__class__.__name__
+            msg = ErrorStrings.BAD_EXP_RECV
+            member = 'name_type'
+            raise TypeError(msg.format('{}.{}'.format(name, member),
+                            'name_type', type(Name.NameType),
+                            type(self.name_type)))
 
         return Name(name_value=value,
                     name_type=n_type)