Meanings of minor planet names: 88001–89000

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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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

Contents: 88,001… 88,101… 88,201… 88,301… 88,401… 88,501… 88,601… 88,701… 88,801… 88,901…

Name	Provisional Designation	Source of Name
88001–88100
88101–88200
88201–88300
88260 Insubria	2001 HE23	Regio Insubria, the old Latin name of western Lombardia, northern Italy, home of the discovery site †
88292 Bora-Bora	2001 NL6	Bora Bora, French Polynesia †
88297 Huikilolani	2001 NP14	"Hui Kilolani", the Hawaiian Astronomical Society's Hawaiian name (meaning "club of sky watchers") † ‡
88301–88400
88401–88500
88470 Joaquinescrig	2001 QB111	Joaquín Escrig Ferrando, cousin and friend of the discoverer †
88501–88600
88601–88700
88611 Teharonhiawako	2001 QT297	Teharonhiawako, son of the granddaughter of the Great Spirit creation god, in the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) creation myth, and his twin brother Sawiskera ((88611) Teharonhiawako I Sawiskera) †
88701–88800
88705 Potato	2001 SV	The potato, on the occasion of the United Nations' International Year of the Potato (2008), and because many minor planets are believed to be shaped like potatoes †
88795 Morvan	2001 SW115	Morvan massif, the northern part of the Massif Central of France †
88801–88900
88901–89000
88906 Moutier	2001 TT1	Moutier, Jura Bernois, Switzerland †
88961 Valpertile	2001 TH47	Valerio Pertile, Italian astronomical technician †

Preceded by 87,001–88,000

Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 88,001–89,000

Succeeded by 89,001–90,000