Transliterates Italian-origin 'Moceri' or Scottish 'Mochrie':
莫 (mò) for 'Mo-',
切 (qiè) for '-che/cher-',
里 (lǐ) for '-ri'. The
莫 + foreign syllables pattern is the standard prefix for English/Italian surnames starting with 'Mo-' (
莫扎特 Mozart,
莫里森 Morrison).