1. An automated method of conversational name dialing, the method comprising the steps of: analyzing an input from a user, wherein the input comprises information directed to identifying an intended recipient of a telephone call from the user; identifying at least one candidate for the intended recipient, in response to the input, wherein the at least one candidate represents at least one potential match between the intended recipient and a predetermined vocabulary; determining a confidence measure indicative of a likelihood that the at least one candidate is the intended recipient; and obtaining additional information from the user to increase the likelihood that the at least one candidate is the intended recipient, based on the determined confidence measure.