Meanings of minor planet names: 259001–260000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
	259001–259100
	259101–259200
	259201–259300
	259301–259400
259344 Paré	2003 GQ	Ambroise Paré (1510–1590), a French surgeon and one of the fathers of modern surgery. †
259387 Atauta	2003 KT13	Atauta is a very small Spanish town located in the province of Soria, famous for the production of high-quality Ribera del Duero wine. †
	259401–259500
	259501–259600
	259601–259700
	259701–259800
	259801–259900
	259901–260000
259905 Vougeot	2004 EO9	The Burgundy village of Vougeot is situated between Beaune and Dijon, France. †