(name v.s 'a') is it possible?

forget it, im obviously able to explain in a way you would like. by list im meaning a list not some technical computer crap. im just going to forget this whole thing because i cant explain it the way you want. its not that hard to understand. i want a list like
a
b
c
d

and instead of calling my wav file by using playWAV('a') i want to call them like this playWAV(alarm_high)

but apparenty im not clear enough so forget it. ill stick with what i have.