Meanings of minor planet names: 311001–312000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
	311001–311100
	311101–311200
	311201–311300
311231 Anuradhapura	2005 BC23	Anuradhapura is a UNESCO World Heritage site, situated in north-central Sri Lanka and was the capital city of the island for over a millennium. †
	311301–311400
	311401–311500
	311501–311600
	311601–311700
	311701–311800
311785 Erwanmazarico	2006 UB62	Erwan M. Mazarico (born 1982), a planetary scientist. †
	311801–311900
	311901–312000