Whether you are dating or married, I think something that will help you go a long way in your relationship is to know the other person's name... just saying, you may have another opinion and think hunk or babe may pass but eventually you need to find out their name. ;)
Obviously that is not all that this post is about but often times we just leave our special someone's name at just that, a name. Well, I dare you to dig deeper. Another obvious, start with first, middle, last, and nick names. Have fun researching what each name means biblically, where it's orgin came from, how popular the name is or isn't, if it came from a relative, and why your/their parents decided to choose the name for you.
This is a fun way to get to know your special someone a little more and to have (hopefully) a little fun doing it. With one of our friends from school, because they didn't have a middle name we made one up and for those that do not have a nick name, it is fun trying to come up with one! (Just remember to be nice, otherwise this could turn out to backfire).
Fun fact about me, I was named after a character in a TV show my parents watched at the time. I think they said they were going to name me Crystal/Krystal but decided not to, which now that I am grown up, I don't fit the Crystal/Krystal name but definately own my name. I found out that my grandma actually chose my middle name for me and my nick names mainly came from my boyfriend (now husband). My husband was named after one of his uncles and he really does not like his formal middle name, so now I know not to call him by that name. In addition, he has some nick names but doesn't like to me called by all of them.
From here, you can take a step back in time to research about your parents and family names. Or if you are interested in procreating, then you can discuss the future and what you would like for girl/boy names of your future kids!
If you have any more ideas you feel I have left out, please feel free to share them with me below. Also, please find some other fun websites that you use to act on what was mentioned above! Well, I hope this has been a good start for sparking interest in your special someone to dig deeper and know little things that make up the big picture of loving and enjoying someone in Christ.
http://www.behindthename.com/
http://www.meaning-of-names.com/
http://www.last-names.net/
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