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Subject: Re: Toba Marion
Author: PantheraVirgo   (Authenticated as brilliantblue)
Date: May 12, 2012 at 1:56:37 PM
Reply to: Re: Toba Marion by Bear
Yes, Toba is a Yiddish variation of Tova (also Toiba). Both Toba and Toiba were more common than Tova for Jewish immigrant women. My mother is named after her grandmother Matilda "Toiba" Tuchinsky.

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