Girl · Greek
Sappho
Say it: SAF-oh
Meaning
Uncertain. No agreed etymology; the poet's own dialect spelling was Psappho.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Known almost wholly through the poet of Lesbos; very rarely given since.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Psappho
| Greek | Sapfo |
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Famous bearers
- Sappho of Lesbos, lyric poet
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
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