Sapphires meaning : A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent. A deep blue colour. Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia. Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus.