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 (MPC), 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 number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.
Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN).[1] Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades.[2] Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB).[3] Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.[4][5]
Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets,[6] Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. 
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned.[7] The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.[8]
Asteroids 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") JPL |
| 37101-37200 | ||
| 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 JPL |
| 37401-37500 | ||
| 37432 Piszkéstető | 2002 AE11 | Piszkéstető, a 944 m peak on Mátra Mountain, Hungary, site of Piszkéstető Station JPL |
| 37452 Spirit | 4282 P-L | Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover A)† |
| 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 JPL |
| 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 JPL |
| 37573 Enricocaruso | 1989 UB7 | Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor JPL |
| 37582 Faraday | 1990 TT3 | Michael Faraday, English naturalist, discoverer, amongst many things, of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the Faraday effect Template:MPCit MPES |
| 37584 Schleiden | 1990 TC9 | Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist, co-founder (with Theodor Schwann) of the field of cytology JPL |
| 37588 Lynnecox | 1991 GA2 | Lynne Cox, American long-distance swimmer Template:MPCit MPES |
| 37601-37700 | ||
| 37601 Vicjen | 1992 GC1 | Vic and Jen Winter, popularizers of astronomy in rural Bolivia Template:MPCit MPES |
| 37608 Löns | 1992 SY16 | Herman Löns, German novelist and folk song writer JPL |
| 37655 Illapa | 1994 PM | Illapa, the thunder or weather god of the Incas JPL |
| 37678 McClure | 1995 CR1 | Albert Edmund McClure, Irish engineer and antique astronomical instrument restorer Template:MPCit MPES |
| 37692 Loribragg | 1995 VX | Lori Bragg, American member of the Maui Economic Development Board, provider of technical support to the AMOS team JPL |
| 37699 Santini-Aichl | 1996 AH1 | Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl, 17th/18th-century Czech architect of Italian origin JPL |
| 37701-37800 | ||
| 37736 Jandl | 1996 VU6 | Ivan Jandl, 20th-century Czech child actor, first Czech Oscar winner JPL |
| 37786 Tokikonaruko | 1997 SS17 | Tokiko Naruko, Japanese social volunteer, daughter of Issei Yamamoto, founder of the Oriental Astronomical Association JPL |
| 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 | ||
| 37859 Bobkoff | 1998 FE3 | Robert Koff, American amateur astronomer JPL |
| 37939 Hašler | 1998 HA | Karel Hašler, Czech song writer, actor, movie director and cabaretier † |
- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "JPL – Solar System Dynamics: Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Herget, Paul (1968). The Names of the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991.
- ^ "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my discovery?". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Planet Naming Guidelines (Rules and Guidelines for naming non-cometary small Solar-System bodies) – v1.0" (PDF). Working Group Small Body Nomenclature (PDF). 20 December 2021.