Bringer of heat or fire
A modern literary invention likely derived from the Latin 'calx' meaning lime or 'calere' meaning to be hot, combined with the suffix '-fer' meaning to carry or bring. It is most famously known as the name of the fire demon in Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy literature.
About 21 boys were named Calcifer in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A fire demon bound to the wizard Howl by a contract · Howl's Moving Castle
