Zemla Family History
Zemla Name Meaning
Polish (mainly Zemła Żemła); Czech and Slovak (Žemla): from Old Polish and Polish dialect zemła żemła Czech žemle Slovak žemľa ‘roll bun’ probably applied as a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a baker. Americanized form of Slovenian Žemlja: cognate of 1 above from žemlja ‘roll bun’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022