What is the meaning of this sentence

Question

“That name was very interesting to them.”

Answer 1

This is difficult to answer without further content from the text; however, here are several ideas.

The individuals were looking for someone with that name. The name came up in conversation and caught the attention of the listeners.

The individuals thought the name was a curiosity, i.e., pronounced unusually, sounded different from others, was not in the native language of the listeners.

I am more inclined to believe the name relates to the first idea.