Ursula
ウルズラ
Uruzura
Also written ウルスラ.
How It Is Said
- ウu
- ルru
- ズzu
- ラra
Uruzura: four beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | ウルズラ | Uruzura | the usual form |
| ウルスラ | Urusura | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- In German, an r before a consonant is said, so it is written ル (ru): ウルズラ.
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type uruzura, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose ウルズラ among the suggestions.
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
