Meanings of minor planet names: 248001–249000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
	248001–248100
	248101–248200
248183 Peisandros	2005 AD28	Peisandros, the son of Antimachos. This Trojan warrior and his brother Hippolochos were killed by Agamemnon. †
	248201–248300
	248301–248400
	248401–248500
	248501–248600
	248601–248700
	248701–248800
	248801–248900
	248901–249000
248908 Ginostrada	2006 VY45	Gino Strada (b. 1948) is a surgeon and founder of Emergency, an Italian non-governmental humanitarian organization that operates in several countries all over the world. †
248970 Giannimorandi	2007 BC49	Gianni Morandi (b. 1944), a famous Italian singer, actor and entertainer. †
248993 Jonava	2007 GM28	Jonava, a city in central Lithuania. †