How to write Gavin in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Gavin becomes ギャビン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ギャ | gya | two characters read as one sound |
| ビ | bi | |
| ン | n | n on its own |
You may also see Gavin written ギャヴィン (Gyavin). Both are used; ギャビン is the more common spelling.
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ギャビン・スミス for Gavin Smith.