Talk:Meanings of asteroid names (4001-4500)

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As for Waltari, see this PDF-file. Sinuhe was both a real historical Egyptian (who should have an article) and a figure in one of Mika Waltari's novels, and the asteroid 4512 Sinuhe was the next asteroid, after Waltari, to be discovered by Yrjö Väisälä. (It would be more useful, I think, to have the meaning pages merged with the other lists of asteroids. The discoverer is often a good clue to where to look for the origin of the name. / Tupsharru 06:16, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] A few suggestions

Although I haven't checked them, I think these explanations are plausible:

• 4005 Dyagilev - for Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes
• 4071 Rostovdon - for the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don
• 4188 Kitezh - for a ficitional city of Russian legend
• 4234 Evtushenko - for the Soviet/Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko
• 4235 Tatishchev - for Vasily Tatishchev, a Russian historian
• 4258 Ryzanov - for the Soviet filmmaker, Eldar Ryazanov
• 4306 Dunaevski - for the Soviet composer Isaak Dunayevski
• 4434 Nikulin - for the actor Yuri Nikulin
• 4447 Kirov - for either the Bolshevik Sergey Kirov or the city of kirov, which was named after him

As I do not have a reference to ensure these are the explanations I have proposed are exact, I'm waiting for a further comment before inserting them in the article itself. Mithrandir1986 21:13, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

There also was another composer - Maksim Dunaevsky. I personally would not add anything if I can't provide a source. If you add, please, mark them with an asterisk, which means "to be checked" here. Cmapm 22:40, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Ok, let's forget Dunaevsky until it can be made certain. I have tried to avoid dubious explanations, so I'll stick to that principle. Any other comments? Mithrandir1986 01:00, May 26, 2005 (UTC)

I think, this is a mislake: 4306 Dunaevskij 1976 SZ5 Maxim Dunayevsky, Soviet composer* It probably has to be Isaak Dunayevski. (Meladina 06:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC))