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Niobe Nogueira Xando Bloch (1915 – 19 February 2010) was a Brazilian artist. Niobe transitioned through many styles of art throughout her career. Her art included figuratism, transitional works, flowers, masks, letterism, mechanism, abstractions, collages, reprography, and objects.
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The most famous living bearer of this name is Canadian anthropologist and filmmaker Niobe Thompson, who is a man. He says that his parents named him after the Greek mythological character but hasn't explained why they were bold enough to use the name of a female character for a son, which is a highly unusual choice in English speaking cultures.
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I've been told this name means "fern" but I can't confirm the validity of that. Thomas Davidson in a Journal of Philosophy claimed that the name means "snow-cloud" or "snow-goddess" but I can't find any other sources for that. However, her myth does correlate to a stone that gathers snow that then drips like tears.
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Although tragic, the legend of Niobe is one of my favourites. It is narrated by Ovid on his Metamorphoses, book VI, I guess.
Also a pretty nice opera by Agostino Steffani, with gorgeous arias like 'Sfere amiche'. You folks really should listen to it.
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Also a pretty nice opera by Agostino Steffani, with gorgeous arias like 'Sfere amiche'. You folks really should listen to it.
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In England it is pronounced Ny-OH-bee (rhymes with My-oh-bee). Beautiful name!
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Pronounced as "nee-o-bee" (shortly).
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A character from The Matrix, captain and pilot of the Logos. She was played by Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Beautiful name! Seems strong and regal.
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I like this better than Naomi, because it is far less common.
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