Named in honor of Violetta Ivanova, astronomer at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgarian National Observatory and a friend and colleague of the discoverer. Violetta and her associates have been active members of Helin’s JPL International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey for the last ten years, contributing to its global sky coverage in search for NEAs. Violetta is a diligent and enthusiastic observer. Helin has spent two observing sessions in Bulgaria working with Ivanova and Shkodrov {see planet  (4364)}. (M 18645) _ _.