Meaning and Origin
What does the name Niobe mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Niobe
User Submitted Origins
Greek
56%
African
41%
German
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Niobe means "Gift of the Goddess".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ni"o*be
The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone.
Etymology: L. Nioba Niobe, Gr. �
Other Dictionary Sources
- (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
Wiktionary
Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē).
- (Greek Mythology) A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children.
- (astronomy) 71 Niobe, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name
- A crying woman; a woman who is bereaved or inconsolable. [from 16th c.]
Niobe was also found in the following language(s): Italian and Latin