Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. /θa.ˈmo.ɾa/(Spanish) /sa.ˈmo.ɾa/(Spanish) /zə.ˈmɔ.ɹə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from Zamora, a city in northwestern Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Berber azemur "wild olive tree".