this minor planet was named in honour of mathematician bohumil bydžovský (1880–1969), chancellor of the charles university in prague. he was born in southern bohemia and became the most eminent citizen of the czech town veselí on the lužnice river, after which the minor planets 2321 lužnice and 2599 veselí were named, respectively. the official naming citation was published by the minor planet center on 6 february 1993 ().