Meanings of minor planet names: 116001–117000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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
116001–116100
116101–116200
116166 Andrémaeder	2003 XJ	André Maeder, Swiss astronomer, former director of the Observatoire de Genève/Observatorium von Genf (Geneva Observatory) †
116201–116300
116301–116400
116401–116500
116501–116600
116601–116700
116701–116800
116801–116900
116901–117000
116939 Jonstewart	2004 GG39	Jon Stewart, American comedian, satirist, actor, author and producer †

Preceded by 115,001–116,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 116,001–117,000

Succeeded by 117,001–118,000