The minor planet is named in honor of Jiří Bouška (b.1925), an emeritus professor of astronomy at Charles University, Prague, who studied interplanetary matter and taught several generations of Czech astronomers, including one of the discoverers.
The minor planet is named in honor of astronomer and retired professor at Charles University, Jiří Bouška (b.1925), whose research concentrated on the material found between the planets of the Solar System. He has been a teacher of several generations of Czech astronomers, including one of the discoverers.