ハンブルク天文台
This minor planet was named after Werner von Melle (1853–1937), who was the mayor of Hamburg, Germany, in 1915 and during 1918–1919. He promoted the establishment of the University of Hamburg and founded the Bergedorf–Hamburg Observatory where this minor planet was discovered. The was also mentioned in "The Names of the Minor Planets" by Paul Herget in 1955 ().