Žemaitis Explained

For other uses see Žemaitis (disambiguation).

Žemaitis is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. The name means "Samogitian" in Lithuanian. Its feminine forms are: Žemaitienė (married woman or widow) and Žemaitytė (unmarried woman).

The surname may refer to:

• Alan Zemaitis, American football cornerback
• Antanas Žemaitis, pen name of Antanas Žmuidzinavičius, Lithuanian painter and art collector
• Jonas Žemaitis, namesake of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
• Joe Zemaitis
• Juozas Žemaitis
• Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis, Lithuanian army brigade general and Red Army major general
• Kristupas Žemaitis, Lithuanian basketball player
• Terri Zemaitis, American female volleyball player
• Tony Zemaitis, guitar maker from England
• Viktorija Žemaitytė, Lithuanian female Olympic athlete
• Zita Žemaitytė, art critic, recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize