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All over the world, Niobe (Niobe ) is a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly male given name. The given name Niobe is habitual in Uruguay, where it is a rare girly name, Belgium, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Spain, where it is a very rare dominantly girly, but seldom male name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, Brazil, and Philippines. Also, Niobe is the last name as well as the forename.
Niobe is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Niobe , the mythological figure, daughter of Tantalus, Nioba; Niobe , the fictional character in The Matrix, Enter the Matrix; Niobe , the mythical character, daughter of Phoroneus; Niobe of the Voreni , the character of Rome and Niobe , the operatic character in the opera Niobe, regina di Tebe, among other works.