1:62a

So they made signs to his father: The visitors communicated to the baby’s father here by motioning with their hands.

his father: It may be necessary to make it clear that his father refers to the baby’s father, that is, Zechariah. For example:

they made signs to the baby’s father
-or-
they made signs to Zechariah

1:62b

to find out what he wanted to name the child: Luke 1:62b gives the meaning of the people’s question that they asked by making signs with their hands. Some other ways to translate this are:

inquiring what he wanted to name his son (NET Bible)
-or-
asking how he wanted people to call the baby

In some languages it may be natural to express this in direct speech, even though the people communicated this through signs and not through speech. For example:

…they used signs to ask the baby’s father: “What/how do you want people to call the child?”

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