generated list element names

How can I create lists with element names created on the fly?

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list (foo = 10)

$foo
[1] 10

list ("foo" = 10)

$foo
[1] 10

list (paste("f","oo",sep="") = 10)

Error: unexpected '=' in "list (paste("f","oo",sep="") ="
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I understand that tags in list() are not evaluated, but is there a more
elegant way than

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z <- list(10)
names(z) <- paste("f","oo",sep="")
z

$foo
[1] 10
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thanks!

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