According to the law, upon marrying the couple chooses names for husband, wife and (future) children.
Sources differ as to why the name What Cheer was chosen.
To a certain extent, the names choose themselves.
She wanted the baby, had already chosen a name.
Well, that part might be tough, because Rhodan had chosen the name arbitrarily.
That gave birth to Team Jump Off, a name chosen by the kids.
It's definitely not the most average birth or names chosen but what can we say?
He chose the name, Owen, and now, I think, the name has chosen him.
They may well have been admitted together, and the names... Who knows which of them chose first?
There has been speculation as to what regnal name the Prince will choose upon his succession to the throne.