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 Meanings that do not quote a reference (the "†" links) are tentative.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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| 171101–171200 | ||
| 171112 Sickafoose | 2005 ER301 | J. Lorin and Tanalynne Sickafoose, parents of the discoverer † |
| 171201–171300 | ||
| 171256 Lucieconstant | 2005 PU5 | Lucie Constant, the discoverer's goddaughter † |
| 171401–171500 | ||
| 171458 Pepaprats | 2007 TF14 | Pepa Prats Cruz, deceased wife of the astrophysicist José Luis Ortiz, codiscoverer of this minor planet † |
| Preceded by 170,001–171,000 |
Meanings of minor planet names List of minor planets: 171,001–172,000 |
Succeeded by 172,001–173,000 |