How to write Evangeline in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Evangeline becomes エバンジェリン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| エ | e | |
| バ | ba | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
| ジェ | je | two characters read as one sound |
| リ | ri | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
You may also see Evangeline written エヴァンジェリン (Evanjerin). Both are used; エバンジェリン is the more common spelling.
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example エバンジェリン・スミス for Evangeline Smith.