Hi,
" Is there any way to automatically capture the item name without asking them to select the item again?"
Yep.
From the Docs “Column values allow you to submit existing values of the current item along with the user’s submission.”
https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/privacy-and-per-user-data/special-values/column-values
Also, you might find this handy: 🆕 Choice now has a 'Display as' property