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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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.
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| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
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| 120001–120100 | ||
| 120038 Franlainsher | 2003 BR1 | Frances Fisher, former wife of the discoverer, and her sister, Elaine Fisher † |
| 120040 Pagliarini | 2003 BF5 | Silvano Pagliarini, Italian amateur astronomer, builder of the public amateur observatory "Padre Angelo Secchi" in Castelnovo Sotto † |
| 120101–120200 | ||
| 120103 Dolero | 2003 FW6 | Dominique Lherault, maiden name of the discoverer's wife † |
| 120120 Kankelborg | 2003 FM84 | Charles Kankelborg, American astrophysicist † |
| 120141 Lucaslara | 2003 GO21 | Lucas Lara Garrido, Spanish astrophysicist † |
| 120174 Jeffjenny | 2003 KM3 | Jeffrey and Jennifer, son and daughter of the discoverer † |
| 120301–120400 | ||
| 120347 Salacia | 2004 SB60 | Salacia, Roman goddess of salt water, Neptune’s wife. † |
| 120361 Guido | 2005 NZ | Ernesto Guido, Italian amateur astronomer, discoverer of several minor planets † |
| 120401–120500 | ||
| 120405 Svyatylivka | 2005 SQ4 | Svyatylivka, Ukraine, one of the headquarters of the Cossack army since the 17th century † |
| 120460 Hambach | 1990 TD7 | The Hambach Festival of 1832, held in the Maxburg castle above the village of Hambach, Germany, where some 30 000 liberals and democrats demonstrated in favour of a free and united Germany † |
| 120481 Johannwalter | 1992 SP17 | Johann Walter, 16th-century German cantor, director of the Saxon court orchestra, who wrote the melody of the hymn Each morning with its newborn light † |
| 120501–120600 | ||
| 120569 Huangrunqian | 1995 FU20 | Huang Runqian, Chinese astrophysicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences † |
| Preceded by 119,001–120,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 120,001–121,000 |
Succeeded by 121,001–122,000 |