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Meaning of name Naftali

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Meaning

The name Naftali has the following meaning:

He who struggles. In the Holy Bible, this is the name of one of Jacob's sons. Also thought to be of African origin meaning "He who runs in the woods".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Naftali is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Naftali in the USA, for the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Naftali is pronounced as nuh-tah-ee

Origins

Naftali originates from the Hebrew language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Naftali and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Naftali: Boys - Adam, Alpheus, Carmine, Danyele, Deror, Eben, Ebenezer, Ezra, Hiram, Israel, Jamin, Jared, Malachi, Meyer, Nathan, Nehemiah, Nili, Nimrod, Omarion, Samuel, Girls - Leva, Rella, Selah, Tamya, Both genders - Dagan, Elsie, Micah

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Naftali: Naftalie, Naphtali, Naphthali, Naphthalie, Neftahli, Neftali, Nefthafi, Nephtali

Style

We think the name Naftali should fall under the following style category: Hebrew.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Naftali to be: hard-working and determined

In one word, you might describe Naftali as a(n) "determined" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Naftali (or its variants) are:

Naftali Temu , born on 20 April, a famous athlete. Naftali Temu 's background: Born in 1945, he was a Kenyan athlete. His achievements include winning the silver medal in the 5000 meters event at the 1965 All-Africa Games and bringing home the bronze and gold medals for the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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