How to write Jerrold in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Jerrold becomes ジェロルド, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ジェ | je | two characters read as one sound |
| ロ | ro | |
| ル | ru | |
| ド | do |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ジェロルド・スミス for Jerrold Smith.