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Gender: Female Meaning of Sapphira: "sapphire" Origin of Sapphira: Greek variation of Sapphire, Hebrew jewel name

Sapphira Origin and Meaning

The name Sapphira is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "sapphire".

Sapphira is a lovely name which unfortunately has an unsavory Biblical history. The New Testament Sapphira was killed by God for lying about a tax payment.

There's a Willa Cather novel called Sapphira and the Slave Girl, and in the book Eragon, it's the name of a dragon.

Sapphire, anyone?

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Famous People Named Sapphira

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Sapphira, according to the Acts of the Apostles chapter 5, a member of the early Christian church in Jerusalem with her husband Ananias, who died sudden deaths after lying to the Holy Spirit about money
Sapphira Sellheim-Moss (b. 2011), daughter of author, filmmaker and TV personality Tara Moss

Pop Culture References for the name Sapphira

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Sapphira Brantley, character from "A woman called Fancy" by Frank Yerby
Sapphira Dodderidge Colbert, main character in "Sapphira and the Slave Girl" by Willa Cather


From the Greek name Sappheire, which was from the Greek word sappheiros meaning "blue stone" or "lapis lazuli," ultimately derived from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew sappir "sapphire"). Alternatively Sapphira may be a Greco-Latin form of the Hebrew name Zipporah.

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paulapuddephatt Says:

2016-11-19T00:22:32

Beautiful name, going to add to my "long list" of favourite girls' names

SpanglishMami Says:

2016-06-08T23:45:51

My favorite princess-y name! Mainly because the romantic vibe isn't too overwhelming.

ChantilleElla Says:

2016-02-18T00:19:54

This is divine. I love the nn Saphra. As a non-religious person, that small biblical association doesn't deter me. This is an absolutely delicious name!

Hailey Says:

2016-01-08T18:32:07

Lovely. I love this.

RoddyThlayli Says:

2015-09-15T00:36:34

I, personally, can't see it on anything other than the dragon in Eragon, but it does sound very pretty.

oliviamcdonald Says:

2015-01-09T08:07:56

Agree I think it's such a pretty name and she is such a small bible character that I wouldn't have even thought of that

Zoey_Artemisia Says:

2014-10-28T05:55:22

I Don't see what's makes this name SO unusable. I mean, just because of one character who did little more than lie about a tax payment. It's still a lovely name.

LadyVanRaven Says:

2014-02-12T02:52:23

One of the most beautiful names I've ever heard.