Meanings of minor planet names: 37001–38000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
37001–37100
37022 Robertovittori	2000 UT₁	Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut †
37044 Papymarcel	2000 UE₂₉	Marcel Alphonse Merlin, father of the discoverer ("Papy" is the French diminutive of "Father") †
37101–37200
37117 Narcissus	2000 VU₂	Narcissus, hero from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty †
37141 Povolný	2000 VZ₃₈	Dalibor Povolný, Czech biologist †
37163 Huachucaclub	2000 WD₁₁	Huachuca Astronomy Club †
37201–37300
37279 Hukvaldy	2000 YK₁₂	Hrad Hukvaldy, one of the largest castles in the Czech Republic †
37301–37400
37391 Ebre	2001 XB	Observatori de l'Ebre, Roquetes-Tortosa, Spain †
37392 Yukiniall	2001 XP₁₆	Yuki and Niall, children of co-discoverer Henri Boffin †
37401–37500
37432 Piszkéstető	2002 AE₁₁	Piszkéstető, a 944 m peak on Mátra Mountains, Hungary, site of Piszkéstető Station †
37452 Spirit	4282 P-L	Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover A)†
37471 Popocatepetl	7082 P-L	Popocatépetl, the 5462-m volcano in Mexico. †
37501–37600
37519 Amphios	3040 T-3	Amphios, son of Merops of Perkote, one of the allies of Priam, killed by Ajax to get his beautiful armour during the Trojan war †
37530 Dancingangel	1977 RP₇	Ekaterina Pavlova, a talented and bright individual who devoted her short life to oriental dance. A two-time champion of oriental dancing in the Republic of Crimea, she also won numerous other competitions. The name "Dancingangel" reflects her spiritual qualities and professionalism. †
37556 Svyaztie	1982 QP₃	Svyaz and Tie, Russian and English words meaning "connection", honouring the astronomical collaborations and friendships between the two superpowers, and also the exchange of neckwear by the co-discoverers on their first meeting in 1970 †
37561 Churgym	1988 CR	Churgym, a small Siberian river which forms a waterfall close to the site of the 1908 Tunguska explosion, which destroyed a large area of the Tundra forest. †
37573 Enricocaruso	1989 UB₇	Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor †
37582 Faraday	1990 TT₃	Michael Faraday, English naturalist, discoverer, amongst many things, of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the Faraday effect †
37583 Ramonkhanna	1990 TH₈	Ramon Khanna, German astrophysicist †
37584 Schleiden	1990 TC₉	Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist, co-founder (with Theodor Schwann) of the field of cytology †
37588 Lynnecox	1991 GA₂	Lynne Cox, American long-distance swimmer †
37592 Pauljackson	1991 TG₇	Paul Jackson (born 1932), Professor emeritus at the Vienna University Observatory. †
37596 Cotahuasi	1991 VV₆	The Cotahuasi Canyon, near the Peruvian city of Arequipa, was formed by the Cotahuasi river. †
37601–37700
37601 Vicjen	1992 GC₁	Vic and Jen Winter, popularizers of astronomy in rural Bolivia †
37607 Regineolsen	1992 RO₇	Regine Olsen, a Danish woman who was engaged to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and who had a great influence upon his works. †
37608 Löns	1992 SY₁₆	Herman Löns, German novelist and folk song writer †
37609 LaVelle	1992 WS₄	Lewis LaVelle McCoy, civic-minded entrepreneur. †
37623 Valmiera	1993 RN₄	Valmiera (Wolmar), city in Northern Latvia †
37630 Thomasmore	1993 TM₂₀	Thomas More (1478-1535), a philosopher, statesman and a noted Renaissance humanist. †
37645 Chebarkul	1994 CM₁₃	On 2013 February 15 a small asteroid exploded above the city of Chelyabinsk. A large fragment continued its voyage to the city of Chebarkul, where it penetrated the surface of a neighboring lake, creating an 8-meter diameter hole. †
37655 Illapa	1994 PM	Illapa, the thunder or weather god of the Incas †
37678 McClure	1995 CR₁	Albert Edmund McClure, Irish engineer and antique astronomical instrument restorer †
37687 Chunghikoh	1995 QB₁₀	Chunghi Koh (Helen) Weber, American pharmacist and wife of the discovery team leader †
37692 Loribragg	1995 VX	Lori Bragg, American member of the Maui Economic Development Board, provider of technical support to the AMOS team †
37699 Santini-Aichl	1996 AH₁	Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl, 17th/18th-century Czech architect of Italian origin †
37701–37800
37720 Kawanishi	1996 SH₇	Kawanishi is situated in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. †
37729 Akiratakao	1996 TK₅₄	Akira Takao, Japanese neurological physician and amateur astronomer (nova hunter) †
37736 Jandl	1996 VU₆	Ivan Jandl, 20th-century Czech child actor, first Czech Oscar winner †
37749 Umbertobonori	1997 AG₁₈	Umberto Bonori (b. 1950) is an Italian amateur astronomer, who has been at the T.L.C. Observatory since its 1991 foundation. †
37782 Jacquespiccard	1997 JP₁₁	Jacques Piccard, Belgian marine explorer †
37786 Tokikonaruko	1997 SS₁₇	Tokiko Naruko, Japanese social volunteer, daughter of Issei Yamamoto, founder of the Oriental Astronomical Association †
37788 Suchan	1997 SK₃₄	Pavel Suchan, Czech popularizer of astronomy at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague and spokesman for the Czech Astronomical Society †
37801–37900
37840 Gramegna	1998 DA₃	Maria Gramegna (1887-1915), an Italian mathematician. †
37859 Bobkoff	1998 FE₃	Robert Koff, American amateur astronomer †
37901–38000
37939 Hašler	1998 HA	Karel Hašler, Czech song writer, actor, movie director and cabaretier †

Preceded by 36,001–37,000	Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 37,001–38,000	Succeeded by 38,001–39,000

Meanings of minor planet names

1–5000	1–500 501–1,000 1,001–1,500 1,501–2,000 2,001–2,500 2,501–3,000 3,001–3,500 3,501–4,000 4,001–4,500 4,501–5,000

5001–10,000	5,001–5,500 5,501–6,000 6,001–6,500 6,501–7,000 7,001–7,500 7,501–8,000 8,001–8,500 8,501–9,000 9,001–9,500 9,501–10,000

10,001–20,000	10,001–11,000 11,001–12,000 12,001–13,000 13,001–14,000 14,001–15,000 15,001–16,000 16,001–17,000 17,001–18,000 18,001–19,000 19,001–20,000

20,001–30,000	20,001–21,000 21,001–22,000 22,001–23,000 23,001–24,000 24,001–25,000 25,001–26,000 26,001–27,000 27,001–28,000 28,001–29,000 29,001–30,000

30001–40,000	30,001–31,000 31,001–32,000 32,001–33,000 33,001–34,000 34,001–35,000 35,001–36,000 36,001–37,000 37,001–38,000 38,001–39,000 39,001–40,000

40001–50,000	40,001–41,000 41,001–42,000 42,001–43,000 43,001–44,000 44,001–45,000 45,001–46,000 46,001–47,000 47,001–48,000 48,001–49,000 49,001–50,000

50001–60,000	50,001–51,000 51,001–52,000 52,001–53,000 53,001–54,000 54,001–55,000 55,001–56,000 56,001–57,000 57,001–58,000 58,001–59,000 59,001–60,000

60001–70,000	60,001–61,000 61,001–62,000 62,001–63,000 63,001–64,000 64,001–65,000 65,001–66,000 66,001–67,000 67,001–68,000 68,001–69,000 69,001–70,000

70001–80,000	70,001–71,000 71,001–72,000 72,001–73,000 73,001–74,000 74,001–75,000 75,001–76,000 76,001–77,000 77,001–78,000 78,001–79,000 79,001–80,000

80001–90,000	80,001–81,000 81,001–82,000 82,001–83,000 83,001–84,000 84,001–85,000 85,001–86,000 86,001–87,000 87,001–88,000 88,001–89,000 89,001–90,000

90,001–100,000	90,001–91,000 91,001–92,000 92,001–93,000 93,001–94,000 94,001–95,000 95,001–96,000 96,001–97,000 97,001–98,000 98,001–99,000 99,001–100,000

100,001–200,000	100,001–110,000 110,001–120,000 120,001–130,000 130,001–140,000 140,001–150,000 150,001–160,000 160,001–170,000 170,001–180,000 180,001–190,000 190,001–200,000

200,001–300,000	200,001–210,000 210,001–220,000 220,001–230,000 230,001–240,000 240,001–250,000 250,001–260,000 260,001–270,000 270,001–280,000 280,001–290,000 290,001–300,000

300,001–400,000	300,001–310,000 310,001–320,000 320,001–330,000 330,001–340,000 340,001–350,000 350,001–360,000 360,001–370,000 370,001–380,000 380,001–390,000 390,001–400,000

401,001–500,000	400,001–410,000 410,001–420,000 420,001–430,000

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