Etymology

Zemaitis

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Today it means: A surname from Lithuanian. Full definition →

Lithuanian Žemaitis
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  1. Lithuanian · borrowed fromŽemaitis
  2. English todayZemaitis

Borrowed from Lithuanian Žemaitis, from žemaitis (“Samogitian”).

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