~$ name_ptr[0]=zero
~$ name_ptr[1]=one
~$ name_ptr[2]=two
~$ name_ptr[3]=three
~$ zero=zilch
~$ one=wun
~$ two=too
~$ three=tree
~$ echo "${name_ptr[@]}"
zero one two three
~$ for element in 0 1 2 3; do echo "${!name_ptr[element]}"; done
zilch
wun
too
tree
~$