How can I quickly rename a group of files (not batch)

I've seen answers to the "batch" renaming. My situation is a little different.
I want to change the names of a bunch of files, but there is no pattern to the changes. It's somewhat cumbersome right now to click on each item, then wait a second, then click on it again to get the name to be editable and then to click on the next one and follow the same process.
I was hoping there would be a way to select a bunch of them and rather than having to click and wait, I could just tab my way through the names, or something quicker than what I'm doing.
Thanks in advance!
Bill

Hey aykano,
This feature is not native to OS X. You will have to get a third party app like NameChanger or make an automator workflow to automate the process.
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