Sapphire (disambiguation)
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Sapphire is a blue gemstone in the corundum family.
Sapphire (s), SAPPHIRE, or The Sapphires may also refer to:
People
[edit]- Olga Sapphire (1907–1981), stage name of the Russian-Japanese ballerina born Olga Ivanovna Pavlova
- Sapphire (author), African-American poet and author born Ramona Lofton
- Sapphire (wrestler) or Juanita Wright (1935–1996), professional wrestling valet and wrestler
- Sapphire Elia, British actress
Fictional characters
[edit]- Sapphire (character), a character in the DC Comics universe
- Sapphire, a character played by Jasmine Jardot in the British web series Corner Shop Show
- Sapphire, a main character in Pokémon Adventures
- Sapphire, a character in Sapphire & Steel, a British science fiction television series
- Sapphire, a character in Steven Universe
- Princess Sapphire, a character in the manga Princess Knight
- Sapphire Rhodonite, a character in the video game Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
- Sapphire Stevens, a character in the 1920s–1950s radio/film/television series Amos 'n' Andy
- Sapphire Trollzawa, a character from the animated series Trollz
- Sapphire Kawashima, a main character in the Sound! Euphonium series
Places
[edit]- Sapphire, North Carolina, a community in the United States
- Sapphire, Queensland, a town in Australia
- Sapphiretown, South Australia, a locality in Australia
- Istanbul Sapphire, a skyscraper in Istanbul, Turkey
Animals
[edit]- Sapphire (horse), 2004 Olympic silver-medal-winning horse
- Sapphire butterfly, the gossamer-winged butterfly of the genus Heliophorus
- Sapphire hummingbird, a name used for several species of hummingbird, including:
- Blue-chinned sapphire
- Golden-tailed sapphire
- Rufous-throated sapphire (Amazilia sapphirina), previously belonged to Hylocharis
- Sapphire, several hummingbird species in the genus Hylocharis
- Blue-headed sapphire (Hylocharis grayi)
- Blue-throated sapphire (Hylocharis eliciae)
- Flame-rumped sapphire (Hylocharis pyropygia), validity questionable
- Gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura)
- Humboldt's sapphire (Hylocharis humboldtii)
- White-chinned sapphire (Hylocharis cyanus)
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]Films
[edit]- Sapphire (film), a 1959 British film starring Nigel Patrick
- The Sapphires (film), a 2012 Australian film
- The Sapphires (Australian band), subject of the film
Games
[edit]- Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire, a 1995 rare video game for the PC Engine
- Pokémon Sapphire, a 2002 video game for the Game Boy Advance
- Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, a 2014 remake of Pokémon Sapphire, released for the Nintendo 3DS
Music
[edit]Groups
[edit]- Sapphire, a band that includes members of the band Alyson Avenue
- The Sapphires (American band), a 1960s American pop group
- The Sapphires (Australian band), a 1960s Aboriginal Australian trio of female singers
- The Sapphhires (backing vocalists), a 1950s male Australian trio of backing singers, worked with Col Joye
Albums
[edit]- Sapphire (John Martyn album), 1984
- Sapphire (Teena Marie album), 2006
- Sapphire, a 1995 album by the Japanese jazz musician Keiko Matsui
Songs
[edit]- "Sapphire", an instrumental piece by Norwegian band TNT from the 1987 album Tell No Tales
Brands, enterprises, groups, organizations
[edit]- Sapphire (books), a British book publisher
- Sapphire (clothing brand), a Pakistani company
- Bombay Sapphire, a brand of London dry gin produced by the Bombay Spirits Company
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa, an Ultimate Rewards Visa Signature credit card of JPMorgan Chase
- Chase Sapphire Reserve Visa, an elite Ultimate Rewards Visa Infinite credit card of JPMorgan Chase similar to the JPMorgan Reserve that replaced the Palladium Card, in 2016
- Sapphire Energy is an energy company that produces oil made from algae
- Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, a chain of adult entertainment venues
- Sapphire Ventures, a venture capital firm
- Sapphire, the rape investigation unit of the Metropolitan Police Service of Greater London, UK
- SAPPHIRE, a human resource management committee of XLRI Jamshedpur
Computing
[edit]- Sapphire Technology, a manufacturer of PC hardware
- SAPPHIRE (Health care), a health information system based on Semantic Web and RDF language
- SAPPHIRE, SAP's customer-facing event
- Sapphire programming framework, a framework in the PHP language, distributed with the SilverStripe content management system
- Sapphire Worm, another name for the SQL slammer worm
Celebrations and jubilees
[edit]- Sapphire jubilee, a celebration to mark a 65th anniversary
- Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, commemoration of the 65th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign
Transportation and vehicles
[edit]Aerospace
[edit]- Sapphire (satellite), a Canadian space surveillance satellite launched in 2013
- Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire, a jet engine also known as the Wright J65
- Sapphire Aircraft Australia Sapphire LSA, an Australian ultralight aircraft
Ships
[edit]- HMS Sapphire, the name of several ships of the British Royal Navy
- USS Sapphire, more than one United States Navy ship
- Mermaid Sapphire, a multipurpose oceanic support ship, dive support ship, ROV support ship, run by Mermaid Services
Ground transport
[edit]- Sapphire (train), (German: Saphir) a European express train
- Arriva Sapphire, a premium brand of Arriva bus services in the United Kingdom
- Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire (motor car), a series of UK post-war cars
- Ford Sapphire, a sedan version of the Ford Sierra, sold in South Africa and the United Kingdom
Sports
[edit]- Sapphires (Super Fours), a women's cricket team that competed in the Super Fours
- Sapphire Stakes (ATC), an Australian horse race
Other uses
[edit]- Sapphire (color), an intense shade of blue
- Sapphire, an African-American stereotype also called Angry Black Woman
See also
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