How to write Thelma in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Thelma becomes セルマ, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| セ | se | |
| ル | ru | |
| マ | ma |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example セルマ・スミス for Thelma Smith.