Meanings of minor planet names: 310,001–320,000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
311,001–312,000 []
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. †
311785 Erwanmazarico	2006 UB62	Erwan M. Mazarico (born 1982), a planetary scientist. †
313,001–314,000 []
313116 Pálvenetianer	2000 YX31	Pál Venetianer (born 1935), a Hungarian molecular biologist and biochemist. †
313921 Daassou	2004 RP1	Ahmed Daassou (born 1976) has been an administrator at the Oukaimeden observatory since 2011. †
314,001–315,000 []
314040 Tavannes	2005 AU	Tavannes is a municipality of the Swiss anton of Bern. †
314082 Dryope	2005 CZ36	Dryope was the daughter of King Dryops. †
314163 Kittenberger	2005 GX	Kálmán Kittenberger (1881–1958), a Hungarian traveller, African researcher, zoologist, teacher, hunter and writer on natural history. †
314988 Sireland	2006 XO67	Sarah Ireland (born 1996) displayed unrivalled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, following in the Canadian tradition of astronomical excellence and embodying the spirit of Beyond the International Year of Astronomy. †
315,001–316,000 []
315012 Hutchings	2007 BD31	John Barrie Hutchings (born 1941) uses observations from the X-ray to the radio regimes to probe intrinsically-luminous stars, X-ray binaries, neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes, and active galactic nuclei and quasars. †
315088 Daniels	2007 DT84	Steven W. Daniels (b. 1959), a Physics Professor and Department Chair at Eastern Illinois University. †
315166 Pawelmaksym	2007 GA4	Pawel Maksym (1983–2013), an astronomy popularizer in Poland.
315174 Sellek	2007 HG5	Douglas J. Sellek (1945–1996) was a middle-school science teacher and an advocate of the sciences. †
315186 Schade	2007 LD30	Since 2001, David Joseph Schade (born 1953) has served as leader for the NRC-Canadian Astronomy Data Centre which has contributed numerous innovations to data management for, inter alia, HST, CFHT, Gemini, JCMT and MOST observatories and to the Virtual Observatory. †
315276 Yurigradovsky	2007 TK91	Yuri Grygorovych Gradovsky (b. 1956), a history teacher by education, is a Ukrainian composer, and the founder and leader of the Drevlyany music band of the Zhytomyr Philharmonic. †
315493 Zimin	2008 AE2	Dmitry Borisovich Zimin (born 1933), a Russian scientist and inventor. †
315577 Carmenchu	2008 CB70	Carmen Castillo Bartolomé (b. 1959), a Spanish artist. †
316,001–317,000 []
316010 Daviddubey	2009 FC5	David Richard Jacob Dubey (b. 1997) is the grandson of the discoverer. †
316020 Linshuhow	2009 FV29	Jeremy Shu-How Lin (b. 1988), a professional basketball player in NBA. †
316028 Patrickwils	2009 FR45	Patrick Wils (b. 1960), a Belgian amateur astronomer. †
316042 Tilofranz	2009 HP2	Tilo Franz Schwab (b. 2008), the second-born son of the discoverer. †
316084 Mykolapokropyvny	2009 KT8	Mykola Petrovych Pokropyvny (b. 1966), the director of the Ivan Ogienko Zhytomyr College of Culture and Arts. †
316186 Kathrynjoyce	2010 KJ41	Kathryn Mainzer (b. 1946), an American artist and graphic designer who is the mother of Amy Mainzer, PI of the NEOWISE project to study minor planets. †
316201 Malala	2010 ML48	Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997), a Pakistani human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education. †
316202 Johnfowler	2010 MX54	John Fowler (b. 1942), an American scientist. †
316741 Janefletcher	1998 WS44	Jane Fletcher (b. 1967), the producer of the BBC television programme The Sky at Night from 2002 to 2013. †
317,001–318,000 []
317715 Guydetienne	2003 QJ31	Guy Detienne (b. 1950), a Belgian amateur astronomer. †
317809 Marot	2003 SL228	Clément Marot (1496–1544), a French poet of the Renaissance and the official poet of King Francois I. †
317917 Jodelle	2003 UH313	Etienne Jodelle (1532–1573). a French dramatist and poet. †
318,001–319,000 []
318412 Tramelan	2005 AB27	Tramelan, a watch-making village situated in the south of the Swiss Franches-Montagnes district. †
318547 Fidrich	2005 GV8	Róbert Fidrich (b. 1969), a Hungarian amateur astronomer. †
318676 Bellelay	2005 PS16	The monastery of Bellelay was founded in 1136 by Siginand. It is the home of the Swiss Jura cheese Tête de Moine, first made by the monks in the 12th century.†
318694 Keszthelyi	2005 QM75	Sándor Keszthelyi (b. 1952), a Hungarian architect and amateur astronomer. †
318698 Barthalajos	2005 QK87	Lajos Bartha (b. 1933), a Hungarian librarian, amateur astronomer and historian of astronomy. †
318794 Uglia	2005 SL134	The Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum (UGL in Ukrainian) was founded in 1991. It is an innovative educational institution in the educational and scientific complex known as Modern Education, led by Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, a member of the UNESCO Associated schools. †
319,001–320,000 []
319227 Erichbär	2006 AJ8	Erich Bär (1905-1981), a German electrical engineer and amateur astronomer. †

Preceded by 300,001–310,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 310,001–311,000

Succeeded by 320,001–330,000