Meanings of minor planet names: 250001–251000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
	250001–250100
	250101–250200
250164 Hannsruder	2002 TM69	Hanns Ruder (1939-2015), astrophysics professor at Tübingen, Germany. †
	250201–250300
	250301–250400
250354 Lewicdeparis	2003 SP244	The WIC de Paris (Women International Club), welcomes women of all nationalities living in and around Paris and provides them a friendly environment for sharing cultures. †
250374 Jírovec	2003 UL4	Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec (1763–1850), also known as Adalbert Gyrowetz, was a Bohemian composer born in České Budějovice. †
	250401–250500
	250501–250600
250526 Steinerzsuzsanna	2004 PO42	Zsuzsanna Steiner (1927–2012), a Hungarian physics and mathematics teacher. †
	250601–250700
250606 Bichat	2005 EL222	Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771–1802) was a French anatomist and physiologist. †
	250701–250800
	250801–250900
250840 Motörhead	2005 UT158	The British heavy metal group Motörhead, established in 1975. †
	250901–251000