78%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Σαπφώ(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /sapʰ.pʰɔ̌ː/(Classical Greek) /ˈsæ.foʊ/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Greek poetess from Lesbos. People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories asteroids, blue, gemstones, history, LGBT history, nature, poets, The Man Who Came to Dinner characters, uncertain etymology, women's history