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Nilam f & m Hindi, Marathi
Means "dark blue, sapphire" in Sanskrit.

Safira f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sapphira. It coincides with the Portuguese word for "sapphire".

Sapir f Hebrew
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.

Sappheire f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Sapphira.

Sapphira f Biblical
From the Greek name Σαπφείρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir)). Sapphira is a character in Acts in the New Testament who is killed by God for lying.

Sapphire f English (Modern)
From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).

Sappho f Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Greek poetess from Lesbos.