Sapphire
Sapphire is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning The blue gemstone.
What Sapphire means
The blue gemstone.
Sapphire sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Sapphire comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Sapphire is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Sapphire?
Sapphire does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Sapphire
Sapphire spans Gem, Color and Sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Sapphire
These share Sapphire's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Amber — Golden fossilized resin.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Blue — The colour of the sky and sea.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Opal — Precious jewel; gem.
- Opaline — Like the opal gem.
- Garnet — The deep-red gem.
- Garnett — The deep-red garnet gem.
- Indigo — Deep blue-violet.