Žemaitis is the

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

form of a Lithuanian family name. The name means " Samogitian" in Lithuanian. Its

feminine Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...

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 Antanas Žmuidzinavičius ( pl, Antoni Żmujdzinowicz, 31 October 1876 – 9 August 1966) was a Lithuanian painter and art collector. Educated at the Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary, Žmuidzinavičius worked as a teacher while pursuing art education ...

, Lithuanian painter and art collector * Jonas Žemaitis, namesake of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania *

Joe Zemaitis Joe Zemaitis is a former professional triathlete from the United States. In 1998, he became the youngest person to complete the Ironman Triathlon in under 10 hours. In 2005, he won the USA Triathlon Pro/Elite Rookie of the Year. Early years Ze ...

Juozas Žemaitis Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C., (30 August 1926 – 5 October 2021) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate and member of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviš ...

Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis Feliksas Rafailovich Baltušis-Žemaitis (russian: Феликс Рафаилович Балтушис-Жемайтис, November 30, 1897 – June 1, 1957) was a Lithuanian Red Army major general. He participated in World War I, the Russian Ci ...

, Lithuanian army brigade general and Red Army major general *

Kristupas Žemaitis Kristupas Žemaitis (born 24 June 1996) is a Lithuanian basketball player who plays for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Professional career Žemaitis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summ ...

, Lithuanian basketball player *

Terri Zemaitis Terri Zemaitis-Boumans (born April 28, 1976) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 1998 FIVB Women's World ...

, American female volleyball player * Tony Zemaitis, guitar maker from England *

Viktorija Žemaitytė Viktorija Žemaitytė (born 11 March 1985 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian female track and field athlete, who represented Lithuania in the heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olym ...

, Lithuanian female Olympic athlete * Zita Žemaitytė, art critic,

recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize The Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts honors achievements in Lithuanian culture and arts. It is traditionally awarded on February 16, commemorating the Act of Independence of Lithuania. The awards are conferred by the Lithuanian Mini ...

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