How to write Desmond in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Desmond becomes デズモンド, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| デ | de | |
| ズ | zu | |
| モ | mo | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ド | do |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example デズモンド・スミス for Desmond Smith.