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I don't know if it ever said "dark fire", because this is not correct. A "bael-fire" is a great fire, like a bonfire, an old Celtic word. It's associated with Beltane, a spring festival in Ireland, as well as purification rituals in Scotland. It's a fire lit to welcome spring, a comforting, guiding light.

Most names on the show have meaning, and Baelfire certainly does. He's Rumplestiltskin's light, his guide in the darkness. It's a contrast to his father being the "Dark One".