 For 30 January, the calendar gives "Algunde" as the German name day analogue next to "Adelgunde" and "Martina", the protestant and catholic entries in the calendar of saints, likely referring to Saint Aldegonde and Martina of Rome.As with 22 other asteroids – starting with 913 Otila, and ending with 1144 Oda – Reinmuth selected names from this calendar due to his many asteroid discoveries that he had trouble thinking of proper names.These names are not related to the discoverer's contemporaries.