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Dear rabbi, I named my daughter Toby, and i am getting conflicting answers as to how i should spell it in hebrew, please enlighten me on this issue thank you
Answer
Toby is not a Hebrew name and if written ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ would be pronounced Tovi or Tuvi. A similar Hebrew name would be Tova - ื˜ื•ื‘ื”. There was a Yiddish name Taube- ื˜ื•ื™ื‘ื or ื˜ืื•ื‘ื that meant โ€œdoveโ€ or in Hebrew- Yonah. If Toby is based on โ€œdoveโ€ you could write the name ื˜ืื•ื‘ื™ or ื˜ื•ื™ื‘ื™ (Pitchei Teshuva Even HaEzer Womenโ€™s Names).
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