How to write Mabel in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Mabel becomes メイベル, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| メ | me | |
| イ | i | |
| ベ | be | |
| ル | ru |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example メイベル・スミス for Mabel Smith.