diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/syntax_tree.py b/jedi/evaluate/syntax_tree.py
index 720ea349..2b90a29a 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/syntax_tree.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/syntax_tree.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from jedi.evaluate.pep0484 import _evaluate_for_annotation
 from jedi.evaluate.context import ClassContext, FunctionContext
 from jedi.evaluate.context import iterable
 from jedi.evaluate.context import TreeInstance, CompiledInstance
+from jedi.evaluate.filters import TreeNameDefinition, ParamName
 from jedi.evaluate.finder import NameFinder
 from jedi.evaluate.helpers import is_string, is_literal, is_number, is_compiled
 from jedi.evaluate.compiled.access import COMPARISON_OPERATORS
@@ -526,8 +527,11 @@ def tree_name_to_contexts(evaluator, context, tree_name):
             # which means the function itself.
             filters = [next(filters)]
             return finder.find(filters, attribute_lookup=False)
+        elif node.type == 'param':
+            raise NotImplementedError
         elif node.type not in ('import_from', 'import_name'):
-            raise ValueError("Should not happen. type: %s", node.type)
+            context = evaluator.create_context(context, tree_name)
+            return eval_atom(context, tree_name)
 
     typ = node.type
     if typ == 'for_stmt':
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_defined_names.py b/test/test_api/test_defined_names.py
index 81b7c5b6..ed5f1eb2 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_defined_names.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_defined_names.py
@@ -96,3 +96,8 @@ def test_names_twice(environment):
 
     defs = names(source=source, environment=environment)
     assert defs[0].defined_names() == []
+
+
+def test_simple_name(environment):
+    defs = names('foo', references=True, environment=environment)
+    assert not defs[0]._name.infer()