diff --git a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index 7adf8e1a4e..53089a946b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -184,6 +184,38 @@ function has_nav_menu( $location ) {
 	return apply_filters( 'has_nav_menu', $has_nav_menu, $location );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the name of a navigation menu.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @param string $location Menu location identifier.
+ * @return string Menu name.
+ */
+function wp_get_nav_menu_name( $location ) {
+	$menu_name = '';
+
+	$locations = get_nav_menu_locations();
+
+	if ( isset( $locations[ $location ] ) ) {
+		$menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object( $locations[ $location ] );
+
+		if ( $menu && $menu->name ) {
+			$menu_name = $menu->name;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters the navigation menu name being returned.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $menu_name Menu name.
+	 * @param string $location  Menu location identifier.
+	 */
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_nav_menu_name', $menu_name, $location );
+}
+
 /**
  * Determines whether the given ID is a nav menu item.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b7018cd4c6..e300c112de 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.9-alpha-41765';
+$wp_version = '4.9-alpha-41766';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.