Niobe

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children.
  • 71 Niobe, a main belt asteroid.
  • A female given name

Noun

  • A crying woman; a woman who is bereaved or inconsolable.

Origin

  • Ancient Greek Νιόβη

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