"Variant of Naftali"
The name Naftuli is commonly a male name from the "Hebrew" origin.
Naftuli is a variant spelling of Naftali, the Hebrew name borne in the Book of Genesis by a son of Jacob and given to one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The Hebrew name is connected to the root p-t-l, meaning to twist or wrestle. The Naftuli form, with its final -i, reflects Ashkenazi pronunciation and Yiddish transliteration of the Hebrew.
Naftali means "Wreath".
The pronunciation of Naftuli is nahf-TOO-lee.
