Meanings of minor planet names: 343001–344000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.^[1]

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
	343001–343100
	343101–343200
343157 Mindaugas	2009 HH68	Mindaugas (1200-1263), the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Lithuania. †
	343201–343300
	343301–343400
	343401–343500
343444 Halluzinelle	2010 EW20	The “Analoge Halluzinelle” is a female robot hologram in the satirical German science fiction TV series “Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot”. The role is played by the actress Nora Tschirner. The story is based on “The Star Diaries” by Stanisław Lem. †
	343501–343600
	343601–343700
	343701–343800
343743 Kjurkchieva	2011 FY16	Diana Kjurkchieva (b. 1952) is a Professor in Astronomy at the University of Shumen, Bulgaria and current President of the Bulgarian Astronomical Union. She works on the observation and modeling of variable stars, exoplanets and is the leading popularizer of astronomy science in Bulgaria. Name suggested by S. Ibryamov. †
	343801–343900
	343901–344000
344000 Astropolis	2011 QQ45	The Kiev Club Astropolis is the largest association of amateur astronomers in the Ukraine.†

1. 1. The Minor Planet Center (MPC) 2. The Minor Planet Circulars (MPCs)