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    Calder

    KAWL-der

    Scottish/English
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Rough waters; Wild stream
    Origin
    Scottish/English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Calder does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Rough waters; Wild stream", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Calder.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Calder flows with living water — rivers from belief, passing through waters with God, the wild stream that carries the Spirit's power.
    Verses on this meaning
    • John 7:38

      "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."

    • Isaiah 43:2

      "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee."

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