How to write Ethel in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Ethel becomes エセル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| エ | e | |
| セ | se | |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example エセル・スミス for Ethel Smith.