Naftali \n(a)-fta-li, naf-tali\ as a boy's name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Naftali is "struggling". Biblical: a son of Jacob and one of the ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Naftali has 6 variant forms: Naphtali, Naphthali, Neftali, Nefthali, Nephtali and Nephthali.