Phonetic transliteration of names like Massari or Masseri:
马 (mǎ) Ma-,
萨 (sà) -ssa-,
瑞 (ruì) -ri.
马 is the default 'Ma-' character in Western-name renderings (compare
马克 Mark,
马尔代夫 Maldives), and
瑞 ('auspicious') is a standard '-ri' ending. Most prominent bearer in pop is the Lebanese-Canadian R&B singer Massari (Sari Abboud).
