Meanings of minor planet names: 7501–8000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

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Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
7501–7600
7501 Farra	1996 VD3	Farra d'Isonzo, town in Italy †
7504 Kawakita	1997 AF1	Hideyo Kawakita, Japanese astronomer †
7505 Furusho	1997 AM2	Reiko Furusho, Japanese astronomer †
7506 Lub	4837 P-L	Jan Lub, Dutch astronomer †
7507 Israel	7063 P-L	Frank Pieter Israel, Dutch astronomer †
7508 Icke	2327 T-3	Vincent Icke, Dutch astronomer †
7509 Gamzatov	1977 EL	Rasul Gamzatov, Dagestanian poet †
7511 Patcassen	1981 EX24	Patrick Cassen, American astrophysicist †
7512 Monicalazzarin	1983 CA1	Monica Lazzarin, Italian astronomer †
7517 Alisondoane	1989 AD	Alison Doane (b. 1958) has held the position of assistant curator (from 1983 to 2001) and curator (from 2001 to the present) of astronomical photographs at the Harvard College Observatory. She was also principal oboe with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra from 1982 to 2001. †
7516 Kranjc	1987 MC	Aldo Kranjc, Italian astronomer †
7519 Paulcook	1989 UN3	In the face of extreme physical problems resulting from an accident at age 12, Paul A. Cook (b. 1981) has shown remarkable determination to use his mental powers to study astronomy. He has learned how to use a computer by special means and has produced some extremely good graphics for the discoverer. †
7525 Kiyohira	1992 YE	Kiyohira Fujiwara, founder of Fujiwara clan in Japan
7526 Ohtsuka	1993 AA	Katsuhito Ohtsuka (b. 1959), a curator of Tokyo Meteor Network and its meteorite collection. †
7527 Marples	1993 BJ	Peter Marples, Australian amateur astronomer, discoverer of supernova 2008fa in NGC 6722 and member of the Southern Astronomical Society †
7528 Huskvarna	1993 FS39	Huskvarna, Sweden †
7529 Vagnozzi	1994 BC	Antonio Vagnozzi, Italian amateur astronomer. †
7530 Mizusawa	1994 GO1	Commemoration of hundredth anniversary of International Latitude Observatory at Mizusawa, Japan
7531 Pecorelli	1994 SC	Antonio Pecorelli (1923-1986), a conductor on the trams and buses in Terni for 30 years. †
7532 Pelhřimov	1995 UR1	Pelhřimov, town in the Czech Republic †
7536 Fahrenheit	1995 WB7	Gabriel Fahrenheit, German-born Dutch scientist †
7537 Solvay	1996 HS8	Ernest Solvay, Belgian chemist and philanthropist †
7538 Zenbei	1996 VE6	Iwahashi Zenbei (1756-1811) is known for building the most superior Japanese telescope in the Edo era. His family worked as opticians in Osaka for four generations after him. †
7541 Nieuwenhuis	4019 T-3	Henk Nieuwenhuis, Dutch amateur astronomer, Eisinga Planetarium †
7543 Prylis	1973 SY	*
7544 Tipografiyanauka	1976 UB2	The oldest printing-house (tipografiya in Russian) of the Russian Academy of Sciences bears the name "Nauka" (science). It was founded in 1727 in St. Petersburg. †
7545 Smaklösa	1978 OB	Smaklösa, Swedish musical group † ‡
7548 Engström	1980 FW2	Albert Engström, Swedish writer and artist †
7549 Woodard	1980 TO5	Adrian Russell Woodard, youngest grandson of the discoverers †
7550 Woolum	1981 EV8	Dorothy S. Woolum, American astrophysicist and meteoriticist †
7551 Edstolper	1981 EF26	Edward M. Stolper, American geologist †
7552 Sephton	1981 EB27	Mark A. Sephton, British geochemist and meteoriticist †
7553 Buie	1981 FG	Marc W. Buie, American astronomer †
7554 Johnspencer	1981 GQ	John R. Spencer, an astronomer at Lowell Observatory. †
7555 Venvolkov	1981 SZ6	Veniamin Vasil'evich Volkov, world-renowned ophthalmologist. †
7556 Perinaldo	1982 FX2	Perinaldo is a village in Liguria, Italy. †
7558 Yurlov	1982 TB2	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Yurlov, Russian choir master and choral conductor. †
7559 Kirstinemeyer	1985 VF	Kirstine Bjerrum Meyer, first Danish woman to obtain a degree in physics (in 1892), founder of Fysisk Tidsskrift †
7560 Spudis	1986 AJ	Paul D. Spudis, American planetary geologist †
7561 Patrickmichel	1986 TR2	Patrick Michel (b. 1970), French dynamicist. †
7562 Kagiroino-Oka	1986 WO9	Place in one of the poems in the collection Manyousyu
7564 Gokumenon	1988 CA	Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar ("Goku") Menon, Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished professor of the Indian Space Research Organisation, who provided strong support for the 2.3-m Vainu Bappu telescope and the Ootacamund radioastronomy facility †
7565 Zipfel	1988 RD11	Jutta Zipfel, German curator of meteorites at the Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg (Senckenberg Research Institute) in Frankfurt †
7571 Weisse Rose	1989 EH6	Die Weiße Rose, a resistance movement in Germany in World War II which called for nonviolent resistance to the Nazi regime. Numerous members of the movement were arrested and executed
7572 Znokai	1989 SF	Cultural and social organization of staff of Mizusawa International Latitude Observatory
7573 Basfifty	1989 VX	England's Birmingham Astronomical Society is currently celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. The Society was established in 1950, largely as a result of the University of Birmingham's extramural classes on astronomy. †
7575 Kimuraseiji	1989 YK	Seiji Kimura (b. 1932), an amateur astronomer. †
7578 Georgböhm	1990 SP7	Georg Böhm, German organist †
7580 Schwabhausen	1990 TM7	*
7581 Yudovich	1990 VY13	*
7583 Rosegger	1991 BA3	Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet, novelist and writer*
7584 Ossietzky	1991 GK10	Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1935*
7586 Bismarck	1991 RH7	Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and, from 1871, the so-called Great Chancellor of the German Reich. †
7587 Weckmann	1992 CF3	Matthias Weckmann, German organist †
7590 Aterui	1992 UP4	Aterui, patriarch of the Ainu tribe in northern Japan in the late eighth century. †
7592 Takinemachi	1992 WR3	Takine, a town in Fukushima prefecture, 250 km north of Tokyo. †
7594 Shotaro	1993 BH2	Shotaro Miyamoto (1912-1992), professor of astrophysics at Kyoto University. †
7595 Växjö	1993 FN26	Växjö, Sweden †
7596 Yumi	1993 GH	Shigeru Yumi, Japanese astronomer
7597 Shigemi	1993 GM	Shigemi Uchida (b. 1952) is actively working to combat light pollution in Japan. He is an organizer of the Japan Section of the International Dark Sky Association and also a member of the Japanese dark-sky organization Hoshizora-wo-Mamoru-Kai. †
7599 Munari	1994 PB	Ulisse Munari, Italian astronomer †
7600 Vacchi	1994 RB1	*
7601–7700
7602 Yidaeam	1994 YW1	Dae-am Yi (b. 1955), vice president of Saekung College in the Republic of Korea. †
7603 Salopia	1995 OA2	Latin name for Shropshire, England
7604 Kridsadaporn	1995 QY2	Kridsadaporn (San) Ritsmitchai (1964-2004) was born in Songhkla, Thailand. She and her husband Martin Callaway both lived and worked at Siding Spring Observatory. San is remembered in Coonabarabran for her caring nature and community work. She died in a car accident. †
7607 Billmerline	1995 SB13	William J. Merline (b. 1954), planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. †
7608 Telegramia	1995 UO1	The IAU Circulars (originally circulated by telegram) †
7610 Sudbury	1995 XB	Sudbury, Massachusetts. †
7611 Hashitatsu	1996 BW1	Tatsuo Hashimoto (b. 1912) has been a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association since the 1930s and an advisor to the Oita Astronomical Society since its founding in 1979. In 1944 he won a patent for his invention of a new type of protractor in which a right angle has 60 degrees. †
7613 ‘akikiki	1996 DK	The `akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi), or Kaua`i creeper, is a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, now found only in high-elevation rainforests on Kaua`i. †
7614 Masatomi	1996 EA	Masatomi Urata (b. 1925) has been a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association and an active observer of meteors since 1943. He has also been an adviser to the Oita Astronomical Society since its founding in 1979 and has greatly contributed to the growth of younger astronomers. †
7616 Sadako	1996 VF2	Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955) was exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima atom bomb and suffered from leukemia. She tried to fold 1000 paper cranes in prayer for recovery, but in vain. Impressed by her story, children around the world raised funds and built the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. †
7618 Gotoyukichi	1997 AU4	Yukichi Goto (1896-1929), pioneer of civil aviation in Japan. †
7620 Willaert	4077 P-L	Adrian Willaert, Flemish composer*
7621 Sweelinck	4127 P-L	Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer †
7622 Pergolesi	6624 P-L	Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer*
7623 Stamitz	9508 P-L	Carl Stamitz, German composer*
7624 Gluck	1251 T-1	Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer*
7625 Louisspohr	2150 T-2	Louis Spohr, German composer*
7626 Iafe	1976 QL2	IAFE, Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (Argentine "Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics") †
7627 Wakenokiyomaro	1977 DS4	Wake no Kiyomaro, Japanese official
7628 Evgenifedorov	1977 QY	Evgenij Pavlovich Fedorov (1909-1986), an astrometrist. †
7629 Foros	1977 QK1	Crimean health resort
7631 Vokrouhlický	1981 WH	David Vokrouhlický (b. 1966), a Czech physicist at Charles University, Prague. †
7632 Stanislav	1982 UT5	*
7633 Volodymyr	1982 UD7	*
7634 Shizutani-Kou	1982 VO3	Oldest Japanese school building
7636 Comba	1984 CM	Named in honor of Paul G. Comba (b. 1926), who gave up a career in celestial mechanics and astronomy for one in mathematics and computer science. †
7638 Gladman	1984 UX	Brett J. Gladman, Canadian astronomer †
7639 Offutt	1985 DC1	Warren Offutt (born 1928), amateur astronomer*[1]
7640 Marzari	1985 PX	Francesco Marzari (born 1961), an Italian planetary scientist at the University of Padua. †
7644 Cslewis	1988 VR5	C. S. Lewis, British writer †
7645 Pons	1989 AC2	Jean Louis Pons, French astronomer †
7647 Etrépigny	1989 SR2	Étrépigny, French village †
7648 Tomboles	1989 TB1	Tom Boles, British amateur astronomer, supernova hunter, president of the British Astronomical Association during 2003–2005, and discoverer of 84417 Ritabo †
7649 Bougainville	1990 SV5	Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer †
7650 Kaname	1990 UG	Kaname Nakamura (1904-1932), Japanese amateur astronomer and volunteer at the Kwasan Observatory. †
7651 Villeneuve	1990 VD6	Don Villeneuve, anthropologist, friend of the discoverer †
7655 Adamries	1991 YM1	Adam Ries, German mathematician*
7656 Joemontani	1992 HX	Joseph L. Montani, senior research specialist with the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and member of the Spacewatch team †
7657 Jefflarsen	1992 HK1	Jeffrey A. Larsen (b. 1967), a software expertise. †
7661 Reincken	1994 PK38	Johann Adam Reincken, German organist †
7664 Namahage	1994 TE3	The Namahage is a folk event that has been handed down from olden times in Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. It is designated a "Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property". †
7665 Putignano	1994 TK3	Putignano, a town and comune in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy
7666 Keyaki	1994 VC1	*
7668 Mizunotakao	1995 BR3	Takao Mizuno, a professor at Tokyo's Gakugei University. †
7669 Malše	1995 PB	The Malše, Czech river †
7670 Kabeláč	1995 QJ	*
7671 Albis	1995 UK1	Latin name for the Elbe river †
7672 Hawking	1995 UO2	Stephen Hawking, British physicist †
7673 Inohara	1995 UY3	Masanori Inohara (born 1921) has been an amateur astronomer since childhood. He contributed greatly to the popularization of astronomy, especially in schools after the Second World War, when Japan was very poor. He is also an enthusiastic chaser of solar eclipses. †
7674 Kasuga	1995 VO1	Ryo Kasuga, Japanese Buddhist priest
7675 Gorizia	1995 WT5	Gorizia, the Italian town on the 1000th anniversary of the first mention of its actual name in an official document. Gorizia is the main city in the lowlands of river Isonzo River. †
7677 Sawa	1995 YP3	Takeyasu Sawa, a professor of education at Aichi University. †
7678 Onoda	1996 CW2	*
7679 Asiago	1996 CA9	*
7680 Cari	1996 HB	Amleto Cari (1904–1982), versatile athlete of rare talent, from 1919 to 1933 he was captain of the Terni football team that, under his guidance, reached the national league. †
7681 Chenjingrun	1996 YK2	Chen Jingrun, mathematician
7682 Miura	1997 CY19	Katsumi Miura, technical official of the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo. †
7683 Wuwenjun	1997 DE	Wenjun Wu, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the originator in the research on mathematics mechanization in China. †
7684 Marioferrero	1997 EY	Mario A. Ferrero, Italian astronomer*
7686 Wolfernst	2024 P-L	Wolfgang Ernst, German amateur astronomer associated with the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) † ‡
7687 Matthias	2099 P-L	Matthias Busch, German amateur astronomer associated with the Starkenburg Observatory (Starkenburg-Sternwarte) † ‡
7688 Lothar	2536 P-L	Lothar Kurtze, German amateur astronomer † ‡
7689 Reinerstoss	4036 P-L	Reiner Stoss, German amateur astronomer † ‡
7690 Sackler	2291 T-1	Raymond and Beverly Sackler, wise, perceptive and generous supporters of science and the arts. †
7691 Brady	3186 T-3	Charles E. Brady, Jr. (b. 1951), a captain in the U.S. Navy, NASA astronaut, surgeon, experienced amateur radio operator and close friend to the name proposer. †
7692 Edhenderson	1981 EZ25	Edward P. Henderson, American curator of meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution until 1992. †
7693 Hoshitakuhai	1982 WE	“Hoshitakuhai” (“Home delivery of the starry skies”) is an activity of the Kakogawa Space Science Association that brings the wonders of the stars to the public. †
7694 Krasetín	1983 SF	Krastein, Czech village †
7695 Přemysl	1984 WA1	Premysl, legendary Bohemian ruler †
7696 Liebe	1988 JD	Bodo Liebe, a professor at the University of Siegen. †
7698 Schweitzer	1989 AS6	Albert Schweitzer, German theologian, musician, philosopher, physician and Nobelist*
7699 Božek	1989 CB4	Josef Božek, Czech engineer †
7700 Rote Kapelle	1990 TE8	Rote Kapelle, a left-wing and communist resistance group who fought against the fascist regime, operating mainly in Berlin and Hamburg. †
7701–7800
7701 Zrzavý	1990 TX8	Jan Zrzavý, Czech artist †
7704 Dellen	1992 EB7	Dellen, Swedish lake system formed by a meteor impact †
7705 Humeln	1993 FU7	Humeln, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact †
7706 Mien	1993 FZ36	Lake Mien, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact †
7707 Yes	1993 HM1	Yes, rock group*
7708 Fennimore	1994 GF9	Guy Fennimore, British secretary of the Society for Popular Astronomy (formerly the Junior Astronomical Society) †
7710 Ishibashi	1994 WT2	*
7711 Říp	1994 XF	Říp, a hill near Prague, Czech Republic †
7713 Tsutomu	1995 YE	*
7714 Briccialdi	1996 CC1	Giulio Briccialdi, Italian composer*
7715 Leonidarosino	1996 CR7	Leonida Rosino, Italian astronomer*
7716 Ube	1996 DA3	*
7717 Tabeisshi	1997 AL5	*
7718 Desnoux	1997 EP30	*
7720 Lepaute	4559 P-L	*
7721 Andrillat	6612 P-L	Yvette Andrillat and/or Henri Andrillat, French astronomers*
7722 Firneis	2240 T-2	Maria Firneis, Austrian astronomer*
7723 Lugger	1952 QW	*
7724 Moroso	1970 OB	Pascuala Moroso, Argentine farmer, upon whose land the Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito (the discovery site) lies †
7725 Sel'vinskij	1972 RX1	Il'ya L'vovich Sel'vinskij, Soviet poet
7726 Olegbykov	1974 QM2	Oleg Pavlovich Bykov, Russian astronomer †
7727 Chepurova	1975 EA3	*
7728 Giblin	1977 AW2	Ian Giblin, British physicist †
7729 Golovanov	1977 QY3	Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovanov, Russian space engineer and scientific journalist †
7730 Sergerasimov	1978 NN1	Sergei Gerasimov, 20th-century Soviet actor, pedagogue, film director, and scenario writer †
7735 Scorzelli	1980 UL1	Rosa Scorzelli, Brazilian meteoriticist †
7736 Nizhnij Novgorod	1981 RC5	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia*
7737 Sirrah	1981 VU	(= Harris backwards) Alan William Harris, astronomer*
7738 Heyman	1981 WS1	*
7739 Čech	1982 CE	Eduard Čech, Czech mathematician †
7740 Petit	1983 RR2	*
7741 Fedoseev	1983 RR4	*
7742 Altamira	1985 US	Altamira, cave in Spain with cave art †
7747 Michałowski	1987 SO	Tadeusz Michałowski, Polish astronomer †
7749 Jackschmitt	1988 JP	Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt, American planetary geologist, last astronaut on the Moon, and later a senator †
7750 McEwen	1988 QD1	Alfred McEwen, American planetary geologist †
7752 Otauchunokai	1988 US	*
7754 Gopalan	1989 TT11	Gopalan Srinivasan, Canadian geologist and meteoriticist †
7755 Haute-Provence	1989 YO5	Observatoire de Haute-Provence, France*
7756 Scientia	1990 FR1	Science*
7757 Kameya	1990 KO	Osamu Kameya, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. †
7758 Poulanderson	1990 KT	Poul Anderson, American science fiction writer †
7763 Crabeels	1990 UT5	*
7766 Jododaira	1991 BH2	*
7767 Tomatic	1991 RB5	*
7769 Okuni	1991 VF4	*
7770 Siljan	1992 EQ8	Siljan, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact †
7771 Tvären	1992 EZ9	Tvären, Swedish lake formed by a meteor impact †
7775 Taiko	1992 XD	*
7776 Takeishi	1993 BF	*
7777 Consadole	1993 CO1	*
7778 Markrobinson	1993 HK1	Mark Robinson, American planetary geologist. †
7779 Susanring	1993 KL	Susan Ring, author*
7780 Maren	1993 NJ	*
7781 Townsend	1993 QT	Charles Townsend, laser physicist and community-college instructor of astronomy and mathematics*
7784 Watterson	1994 PL	Bill Watterson (b. 1958), the author of the iconic cartoon strip Calvin and Hobbes. †
7782 Mony	1994 CY	*
7787 Annalaura	1994 WW	Annalaura Calvani, wife of Luciano Tesi, co-discoverer of the object †
7788 Tsukuba	1994 XS	*
7789 Kwiatkowski	1994 XE6	Teofil Kwiatkowski, Polish painter*
7790 Miselli	1995 DK2	Furio Miselli, Italian poet*
7791 Ebicykl	1995 EB	Ebicykl, a tradition of cycling to Czech and Slovak observatories held by a group of astronomers †
7794 Sanvito	1996 AD4	*
7796 Járacimrman	1996 BG	Jára da Cimrman, fictional Czech genius †
7797 Morita	1996 BK2	*
7799 Martinšolc	1996 DW1	Martin Šolc, Czech astronomer †
7800 Zhongkeyuan	1996 EW2	*
7801–7900
7801 Goretti	1996 GG2	*
7802 Takiguchi	1996 XG1	Setsuo Takiguchi, 20th-century Japanese founder and first director of the Hiroshima Children's Museum †
7803 Adachi	1997 EW2	Makoto Adachi, Japanese elementary school teacher, amateur astronomer, and director of the Oriental Astronomical Association †
7804 Boesgaard	3083 P-L	Ann Merchant Boesgaard, American astronomer †
7805 Moons	7610 P-L	Michèle Moons, 20th-century Belgian astronomer †
7806 Umasslowell	1971 UM	University of Massachusetts Lowell †
7807 Grier	1975 SJ1	Jennifer Grier, American planetary scientist †
7808 Bagould	1976 GL8	Benjamin Apthorp Gould, 19th-century American astronomer, founder of the Astronomical Journal, first director of the Córdoba Observatory, initiator of the Uranometria Argentina †
7811 Zhaojiuzhang	1982 DT6	Zhao Jiuzhang, 20th-century Chinese physicist and pioneer of the Chinese satellite program †
7812 Billward	1984 UT	*
7813 Anderserikson	1985 UF3	Anders Erikson, Swedish astronomer †
7815 Dolon	1987 QN	Dolon, mythical Trojan warrior †
7816 Hanoi	1987 YA	Hanoi, Vietnam*
7817 Zibiturtle	1988 RH10	Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle, American planetary scientist †
7818 Muirhead	1990 QO	*
7824 Lynch	1991 RM2	*
7826 Kinugasa	1991 VO	Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese professional baseball player
7829 Jaroff	1992 WY4	*
7830 Akihikotago	1993 DC1	Akihiko Tago, Japanese amateur (?) astronomer*
7831 François-Xavier	1993 FQ	François-Xavier Bagnoud, French pilot
7833 Nilstamm	1993 FV32	Nils Tamm, Swedish amateur astronomer and artist whose private observatory is now the Kvistabergs Observatorium, an observing station of Uppsala Astronomical Observatory †
7835 Myroncope	1993 MC	Myron Cope, 20th-century American sports journalist †
7837 Mutsumi	1993 TX	*
7838 Feliceierman	1993 WA	*
7840 Hendrika	1994 TL3	Hendrika Cornelia Marshall Aikman (née Grootendorst), wife of the discoverer †
7842 Ishitsuka	1994 XQ	*
7844 Horikawa	1995 YL1	*
7845 Mckim	1996 AC	Richard McKim, British amateur astronomer*
7846 Setvák	1996 BJ	Martin Setvák, Czech meteorologist †
7847 Mattiaorsi	1996 CS8	*
7848 Bernasconi	1996 DF1	Giovanni and Angelo Bernasconi, Italian amateur astronomers †
7849 Janjosefrič	1996 HR	Josef Jan Frič, Czech amateur astronomer, founder of Ondřejov Observatory*
7850 Buenos Aires	1996 LH	Buenos Aires, Argentina*
7851 Azumino	1996 YW2	*
7852 Itsukushima	7604 P-L	*
7853 Confucius	2086 T-2	Confucius, Chinese philosopher*
7854 Laotse	1076 T-3	Lao Zi, Chinese philosopher*
7855 Tagore	4092 T-3	Rabindranath Tagore, poet*
7856 Viktorbykov	1975 VB1	*
7857 Lagerros	1978 QC3	Johan S. V. Lagerros, Swedish astronomer †
7858 Bolotov	1978 SB3	Andrey Timofeyevich Bolotov, 18th-century Russian writer, scientist, agriculturist, forester and builder of parks †
7859 Lhasa	1979 US	Lhasa, Tibet †
7860 Zahnle	1980 PF	Kevin J. Zahnle, American space research scientist †
7861 Messenger	1981 EK25	Scott R. Messenger, American space scientist †
7862 Keikonakamura	1981 EE28	Keiko Nakamura Messenger, Japanese-American(?) space scientist †
7863 Turnbull	1981 VK	Margaret A. ("Maggie") Turnbull, American astrobiologist †
7866 Sicoli	1982 TK	Piero Sicoli, Italian amateur astronomer. †
7867 Burian	1984 SB1	Zdeněk Burian, Czech artist †
7868 Barker	1984 UX2	*
7869 Pradun	1987 RV3	Valentin Panteleevich Pradun, Ukrainian economist and professor at Tavrichesky National University, president of the Crimean Academy of Humanities †
7871 Tunder	1990 SW4	Franz Tunder, German organist †
7873 Böll	1991 AE3	Heinrich Böll, German novelist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972*
7881 Schieferdecker	1992 RC7	Johann Christian Schieferdecker, German organist †
7885 Levine	1993 KQ2	Joanna L. Levine, a ballerina, an astrophysicist and a yoga instructor. †
7886 Redman	1993 PE	Roderick Oliver Redman and Russell Ormond Redman, American-Canadian astronomers †
7887 Bratfest	1993 SU2	Oktoberfest style gathering hosted by the graduate students of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona
7890 Yasuofukui	1994 TC3	*
7891 Fuchie	1994 VJ7	*
7892 Musamurahigashi	1994 WQ12	Musashimurayama East High School, Japan*
7894 Rogers	1994 XC1	*
7895 Kaseda	1995 DK1	*
7896 Švejk	1995 EC	The Good Soldier Švejk, character created by Jaroslav Hašek †
7897 Bohuška	1995 EL1	*
7898 Ohkuma	1995 XR1	*
7899 Joya	1996 BV3	*
7900 Portule	1996 CV8	*
7901–8000
7901 Konnai	1996 DP	Reiichi Konnai (b. 1950; former name Horiguchi), an eagle-eyed observer and dentist. †
7902 Hanff	1996 HT17	Johann Nicolaus Hanff, German organist †
7903 Albinoni	1996 HV24	Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer †
7904 Morrow	1997 JL4	*
7905 Juzoitami	1997 OX	Juzo Itami (1933-1997), actor, translator, essayist, editor and well-known director since the great success of his first work Osoushiki (Funeral). †
7906 Melanchton	3081 P-L	Philipp Melanchthon, German reformer. †
7907 Erasmus	4047 P-L	Erasmus, Dutch humanist †
7908 Zwingli	4192 T-1	Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), Swiss reformer. †
7909 Ziffer	1975 SK	Julie Ziffer (born 1974), a professor of physics at the University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME. †
7910 Aleksola	1976 GD2	Aleksandr Anatol'evich Solov'yov, Russian (Kalmuk) poet and astronomer †
7911 Carlpilcher	1977 RZ8	Carl Bernard Pilcher, American astronomer. †
7912 Lapovok	1978 PO3	Yakov Semenovich Lapovok (b. 1932) is a radio engineer and inventor, scientific secretary of the A. S. Popov Museum at St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University. †
7913 Parfenov	1978 TU8	Anatolij Ivanovich Parfenov (1925-1993), an outstanding Russian sportsman, a champion of the Melbourne Olympic games in 1956 in classical wrestling. †
7917 Hammergren	1981 EG5	Mark Hammergren (born 1964), an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. †
7918 Berrilli	1981 EJ22	Francesco Berrilli (born 1958), a professor in the Physics Department of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. †
7919 Prime	1981 EZ27	7919, the one-thousandth prime number. †
7921 Huebner	1982 RF	Walter F. Huebner (b. 1928), contributor of small bodies studies in general, and to cometary studies in particular. †
7923 Chyba	1983 WJ	Christopher Frank Chyba, American astrophysicist, astrobiologist, security advisor on nuclear proliferation and arms control. †
7924 Simbirsk	1986 PW4	Simbirsk, a region in Russia, formerly Ulyanovsk. †
7925 Shelus	1986 RX2	Peter J. Shelus (b. 1942), a manager of the Lunar and Satellite Laser Ranging Projects at McDonald Observatory since 1982. †
7928 Bijaoui	1986 WM5	Albert Bijaoui, French astronomer, born in Tunisia. †
7931 Kristianpedersen	1988 EB1	Kristian Pedersen, Danish astrophysicist, winner of the 2004 Tycho Brahe Gold Medal †
7933 Magritte	1989 GP4	René Magritte Lessines, Belgian painter †
7934 Sinatra	1989 SG1	Frank Sinatra, singer. †
7935 Beppefenoglio	1990 EZ5	Beppe Fenoglio (1922-1963), one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century. †
7936 Mikemagee	1990 OW2	Michael Magee (b. 1958) has had a distinguished career with the University of Arizona's Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium since 1980. Throughout two decades Magee has been largely responsible for the planetarium's production of astronomy shows and its outreach program. †
7939 Asphaug	1991 AP1	Erik Ian Asphaug, American astronomer. †
7940 Erichmeyer	1991 EO1	Erich Meyer, Austrian amateur astronomer †
7945 Kreisau	1991 RK7	Anti-Nazi resistance group formed in 1942 in Silesia at the Kreisau farm, the family estate of H. J. Graf von Moltke. The members of the group, called Kreisauer Kreis. †
7947 Toland	1992 BE2	John Toland, British freethinker †
7948 Whitaker	1992 HY	Named after Ewen A. Whitaker a British born Planetary Scientist and Lunar specialist from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona*
7950 Berezov	1992 SS26	Beryozovo, Russian town. †
7953 Kawaguchi	1993 KP	Masaya Kawaguchi (b. 1959), a chief editor of the Japanese astronomical magazine Sky Watcher during 1987-2000. †
7954 Kitao	1993 SQ2	Koichi Kitao (b. 1953), Japanese amateur astronomer. †
7955 Ogiwara	1993 WE	Tetsuo Ogiwara (b. 1950), Japanese amateur astronomer. †
7956 Yaji	1993 YH	Kentaro Yaji (b. 1966), the director of Kawabe Cosmic Park in Wakayama prefecture. †
7957 Antonella	1994 BT	Antonella Bartolini (b. 1956), amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverers. †
7958 Leakey	1994 LE3	Mary Leakey (1913-1996), her husband Louis Leakey (1903-1972) and her son Richard Leakey (b. 1944), all major figures in the paleoanthropology of Africa. †
7959 Alysecherri	1994 PK	Alyse Cherri Hergenrother, née Alyse Cherri Smith, wife of the discoverer †
7960 Condorcet	1994 PW16	Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, French philosopher †
7961 Ercolepoli	1994 TD2	Ercole Poli, Italian amateur astronomer †
7963 Falcinelli	1995 CA	Amleto Falcinelli (1921-1996), Italian bantam-weight boxing champion. †
7965 Katsuhiko	1996 BD1	Katsuhiko Sato (b. 1945), professor at University of Tokyo and director of the Research Center of the Early Universe since 1995. †
7966 Richardbaum	1996 DA	Richard Myer Baum, British amateur astronomer and author. †
7967 Beny	1996 DV2	Michal "Beny" Böhm, friend of the discoverer †
7968 Elst-Pizarro	1996 N2	Eric Walter Elst, Belgian astronomer and Guido Pizarro, astronomer at the European Southern Observatory †
7970 Lichtenberg	6065 P-L	Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799), German physicist. †
7971 Meckbach	9002 P-L	Wolfgang Meckbach (1919-1998), microwave spectroscopist. †
7972 Mariotti	1174 T-1	Jean-Marie Mariotti (1955-1998), French astronomer. †
7973 Koppeschaar	1344 T-2	Carl Egon Koppeschaar, Dutch science writer †
7974 Vermeesch	2218 T-2	Theo Vermeesch, former director of the Simon Stevin Popular Observatory at Hoeven in the Netherlands †
7976 Pinigin	1977 QT2	Gennadii Ivanovich Pinigin, Russian astronomer, director of the Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory †
7978 Niknesterov	1978 SR4	Nikolaj Semenovich Nesterov (1947-2002), head of the Radioastronomy Department at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. †
7979 Pozharskij	1978 SV7	Dmitrij Mikhailovich Pozharskij (1578-1642), a Russian prince, statesman and soldier. †
7980 Senkevich	1978 TD2	Yurij Aleksandrovich Senkevich (b. 1937), a scientist at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. †
7983 Festin	1980 FY	Leif Festin, Swedish astronomer †
7984 Marius	1980 SM	Simon Marius (1573–1625), a court astronomer in Ansbach. †
7985 Nedelcu	1981 EK10	Dan Alin Nedelcu (born 1976), a research scientist at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy. †
7986 Romania	1981 EG15	The country of Romania is located in southeast Europe, with Bucharest as its capital. †
7987 Walshkevin	1981 EV22	Kevin John Walsh (born 1978), a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute of Boulder, CO. †
7988 Pucacco	1981 EX30	Giuseppe Pucacco (born 1956), a researcher in the Physics Department of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. †
7989 Pernadavide	1981 EW41	Davide Perna (born 1979), a postdoctoral fellow at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Italy. †
7991 Kaguyahime	1981 UT7	Main female character in old Japanese romance Taketori-monogatari
7992 Yozan	1981 WC	Uesugi Yozan (1751-1822), the ninth lord of Yamagata prefecture's Yonezawa Castle, was the greatest ruler of his clan. †
7994 Bethellen	1983 CQ2	Beth Ellen Clark, American astronomer †
7995 Khvorostovsky	1983 PX	Dmitrij Aleksandrovich Khvorostovsky, Russian baritone. †
7996 Vedernikov	1983 RX3	Aleksandr Filippovich Vedernikov, Russian bass. †
7998 Gonczi	1985 JK	Robert Gonczi (b. 1945), a French dynamicist. †
7999 Nesvorný	1986 RA3	David Nesvorný (b. 1969), a Czech dynamicist. †
8000 Isaac Newton	1986 RL5	Named for Isaac Newton (1643-1727), hailed by some as the greatest universal genius of all time. †

References

1. http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=1683