Named in honor of the discoverer's grandchildren: Pandora Mae Honiara (b. 2000), Noël Richard (b. 2000), Alexander Richard (b. 2001), Orlando Harry Tengis (b. 2002), Samuel Philip (b. 2004), Salomé Olivia Lindsay (b. 2005), Lidia Philipa (b. 2007). The name is an anagram of the first name initials.