How to write Fabian in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Fabian becomes ファビアン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ファ | fa | two characters read as one sound |
| ビ | bi | |
| ア | a | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ファビアン・スミス for Fabian Smith.