Talk:Meanings of asteroid names (1-500)

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[edit] Singing badger's reversion of changes

I am really sorry that the singing badger considers my changes to be of no value.

Norn->fate. OK, it is not a big deal. I called Urd "fate" because it is a common translation for "norn".

Iduna. It seems extremely unlikely that a Stockholm club named Ydun should be given as "Iduna" especially when Iduna is a form of the Norse goddess Idun.

Thule appears in the works of Procopius as a name for Scandinavia. That it is exclusively mythical is POV.

Yrsa was the mother of Rolf Krake and the wife of Adils in Norse mythology. The singing badger could have bothered to go beyond Schmadel when verifying this fact.

Ingeborg was the woman in a famous love story with Hjalmar in Norse mythology. Again the singing badger could have bothered to go beyond Schmadel when verifying this.

One of the reasons behind Wikipedia is that users can correct information when needed. Perhaps we should take this to rfc?--Wiglaf 07:12, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I should have extrapolated more. I think that your modifications have improved my additions. As for Ingeborg, yes you're right, but the mythical Ingeborg was reason why the name reappeared in modern times.--Wiglaf 06:55, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dembowska

According to this list, 349 Dembowska was named after Ercole Dembowski. How is it possible if Dembowska is a feminine version of the surname? Paweł "Ausir" Dembowski

The reason is that there was a tradition of giving asteroids 'feminine' names. So, even if they were named after a man, the name was 'feminized'. Other examples are 54 Alexandra (after Alexander von Humboldt) and 792 Metcalfia (after Joel Hastings Metcalf). It was all a bit silly, and eventually, the convention faded away. The Singing Badger 22:00, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Endymion

342 Endymion is saying Endymion, which is a dab page. Is it meant to be Endymion (mythology)? -- Kevin Ryde 00:11, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Many of them are from mythology, so I'd say that is the most likely choice.bogdan 00:12, 24 January 2006 (UTC)