meaning of sapphire
1. Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp. , the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
2. The color of the gem; bright blue.
3. Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.
4. Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.
5. a light shade of blue