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Meaning of name Naphtali

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Meaning

The name Naphtali 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, Naphtali is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Naphtali for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Naftali, of which the name Naphtali is a variant.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Naphtali is very likely a(n) Hebrew variant of the name Naftali. See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Naftali.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Naphtali and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Naphtali: 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

The name Naphtali is a variant of Naftali. Other popular variants of the name Naftali are: Naftalie, Naphtali, Naphthali, Naphthalie, Neftahli, Neftali, Nefthafi, Nephtali

Style

We think the name Naphtali 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 Naphtali to be: hard-working and determined

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

See other "determined" names for boys.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Naftali for names of some famous persons with the name Naphtali or Naftali (or their variants).
Nicholas (10)
Nathan (26)
Noah (28)
Nathaniel (63)
Nolan (170)
Nelson (428)
Noel (445)
Nathanael (449)
Noe (456)
Nasir (470)
Nasser
Nicco
Napolean
Nichelas
Niels
Norbea
Nobee
Nilsson
Northten
Nolande
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