How to write Lydia in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Lydia becomes リディア, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| リ | ri | |
| ディ | di | two characters read as one sound |
| ア | a |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example リディア・スミス for Lydia Smith.