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Around the world, Нафтали (Naftali , Naftaly , Naphtali ) is a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female first name. The forename Нафтали is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, Namibia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Tanzania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Israel, Indonesia, and Tanzania. Likewise, Нафтали is the last name as well as the forename.
Нафтали is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Naphtali , the Biblical figure and son of Jacob and Bilhah, Genesis 35; נפתלי , character in Once Upon a Potty; Naphtali , the musical character in the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber; sixth son of Jacob. and Naphtali , the operatic character in the opera The Eternal Road by Kurt Weill.