Meanings of minor planet names: 221001–222000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified span of numbers that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Besides the Minor Planet Circulars (in which the citations are published), a key source is Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.

Minor planets not yet given a name have not been included in this list.

Name Provisional Designation Source of Name
221001–221100
221019 Raine 2005 PH17 Raine Ann Krecic (born 2011), the granddaughter of the discoverer.
221026 Jeancoester 2005 QL30 Jean Coester (born 1939), a colleague of the discoverer for many years.
221073 Ovruch 2005 SE1 Ovruch, the ancient city in northern Ukraine.
221101–221200
221149 Cindyfoote 2005 TG61 Cindy N. Foote (born 1957) obtained her first telescope on a dare with her husband.
221150 Jerryfoote 2005 TQ61 Jerry L. Foote (born 1942) moved to southern Utah in the 1990s with his wife, Cindy, where they established the Vermillion Cliffs Observatory.
221201–221300
221230 Sanaloria 2005 US158 Sanaloria is an imaginary planet inhabited by humankind in the future. Developed by David, the son of the discoverer, and his friend Maxime Delorme, the universe of Sanaloria depicts a cynical vision of our species. A video game first, its philosophy still inspires musical, graphical and literary creations.
221401–221500
221465 Rapa Nui 2006 BE99 Rapa Nui is the name of Easter Island in the Polynesian Rapanui language.
221501–221600
221516 Bergen-Enkheim 2006 PR4 Bergen-Enkheim is the easternmost borough of Frankfurt am Main.
221601–221700
221628 Hyatt 2006 YE13 Hyatt M. Gibbs (born 1938), a professor of optical sciences at the University of Arizona.
221701–221800
221712 Moleson 2007 EA10 The Moleson, a 2002-metre mountain in the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the region of Gruyeres in the canton of Fribourg.
221769 Cima Rest 2007 GQ51 The Cima Rest Observatory is situated in Magasa in a nice and isolated area of the Italian Alps, at an elevation of 1250 meters.
221901–222000
221908 Agastrophus 2008 QQ In Homer's Iliad, Agastrophus was a Paionian hero, famed for his spear, who fought with the Trojans in the Trojan War and who was killed by Diomedes. Agastrophus was the son of Paeon and brother of Laophoon.
221917 Opites 2008 SD83 Opites was a Greek soldier, a ruler of the Danaans, who was killed by Hektor in the battle for Troy.
221923 Jayeff 2009 OD3 June F. ("J. F.") Falla (born 1945), the wife of the discoverer.
Preceded by
220,001–221,000
Meanings of minor planet names
List of minor planets: 221,001–222,000
Succeeded by
222,001–223,000
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