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Katriel

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Katriel, Kasriel, or Casriel is a personal name. It may be Hebrew-language given name and surname כתריאל, meaning "God is my crown" or "God surrounds and supports me". It is the origin of the name of the fictional shtetl of Kasrilevka. [1] "Katriel" may also be an alternate spelling of the name Catriel of Argentine origin. Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ Dan Miron, "The Literary Image of the Shtetl", Jewish Social Studies, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1995, pp. 1-43, JSTOR 4467450