 This minor planet was named by Dutch astronomer Gerrit Pels, who computed this asteroid's orbit.It was named after Gerarda Prins, the wife of G. Prins, an orbit computer at Leiden Observatory.The author of the "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names", Lutz Schmadel, learned about the naming circumstances from Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, who was herself a long-time staff member at the Leiden Observatory.