Yes, if I don't feel strongly about a name, meeting someone can sway it one way or another for me too.
Being able to separate name from person is why I also don't get it when people come on here and rant about why their name or their kid's name is the best and we should stop hating on it.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589To peruse my non-name musings:
http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/