Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name in Ancient Greek, Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ), notably borne by ancient Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos (c. 612 BCE – c. 570 BCE.
- astronomy80 Sappho, a main belt asteroid.
- rareA female given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣαπφώ (Sapphṓ)
- LatinSapphō
- EnglishSappho
Learned borrowing from Latin Sapphō, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ).
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Ancient Greek Σαπφώ
- Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)Greek female name
Bulgarian Сафо
- Сафо (Safo)Greek female name
Catalan Safo
- SafoGreek female name
Danish Sapfo
- SapfoGreek female name
Dutch Sappho
- SapphoGreek female name
Esperanto Sapfo
- SapfoGreek female name
Finnish Sapfo
- SapfoGreek female name
French Sappho
- SapphoGreek female name
German Sappho
- SapphoGreek female name
Greek Σαπφώ
- Σαπφώ (Sapfó)Greek female name
Hebrew סאפפו
- סאפפו (Sappo)Greek female name
Hungarian Szapphó, Szapfó
- SzapphóGreek female name
- SzapfóGreek female name
Irish Safó
- SafóGreek female name
Italian Saffo
- SaffoGreek female name
Japanese サッポー
- サッポー (Sappō)Greek female name
Latin Sapphō
- SapphōGreek female name
Polish Safona, Safo
- SafonaGreek female name
- SafoGreek female name
Portuguese Safo
- SafoGreek female name
Russian Сапфо́, Сафо́
- Сапфо́ (Sapfó)Greek female name
- Сафо́ (Safó)Greek female name
Slovak Sapfo
- SapfoGreek female name
Spanish Safo
- SafoGreek female name
Swedish Sapfo
- SapfoGreek female name
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Sappho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sappho
MLA
“Sappho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sappho. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sappho,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sappho.
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