Its name comes from Greek mythology, specifically Niobe, who was the daughter of Tantalus, the namesake of tantalum.
ຊື່ຂອງຕົນແມ່ນມາຈາກ mythology ກເຣັກ, ໂດຍສະເພາະ Niobe, ຜູ້ທີ່ເປັນລູກສາວຂອງແທນທາລັດໄດ້, namesake ຂອງ tantalum ໄດ້.