Other Girls' Names:

Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa

Dorothy

English form of the Dorothea, which comes from Greek, doron meaning "gift" and theos meaning "god." Theodore/a is made from the same words, in reverse order.

Pet forms: Dori, Dot, Dottie
Related Names: Dorothea, Dora, Theodora, Theodosia
Masculine forms: Theodore

Arabic Hibat Allah*
Armenian Fenia*
Basque Dorote
Breton .
Bulgarian Dorotea
Catalan Dorotea
Croatian Dote
Czech Dorote
Danish Dorthe, Dorothea
Dutch Doortje
Estonian Dorothea, Dorrit, Dorel
Finnish Dorotea, Teija
Flemish Toria, Toriken
French Dorothée 
Galician Dorotea
German Dorothea
Greek Dorothea
Hawaiian Kolokea
Hebrew Doronit 
Hungarian Dorottya
Icelandic Dórótea
Irish Gaelic Doireann**
Italian Dorotea
Latvian Dora, Dorisa
Lithuanian Darata, Dorota, Dorotèja
Norwegian Dordi, Dorthe, Tea
Polish Dorota
Portuguese Doroteia
Romanian Teadora
Russian Doroteya, Dorofei
Scottish Gaelic Doilidh, Diorbhail**
Spanish Dorotea
Swedish Dorotea, Tea
Welsh .
Yiddish Dorotea

* Names have approximately the same meaning, but no other lingustic connection

** Names have no linguistic connection, but sound similar and have been used to "translate" native names by immigrants, conquering nations, etc.

Language does not use the Latin alphabet, so spellings are approximated based on sound.

Boys' Names:

Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Charles
Christopher
Daniel
David
Den(n)is
Edward
Eugene
Francis, Frank
Frederick
Gabriel
George
Gerald, Gerard
Gregory
Henry
Isaac
James, Jacob
Joachim
John
Joseph
Julian
Justin
Laurence, Larry
Leonard
Louis, Lewis
Luke, Lucas
Mark, Marcus
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nicholas
Paul
Peter
Phil(l)ip
Ralph
Richard
Robert
Samuel
Sebastian
Simon
Stephen, Steven
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Victor
Vincent
William
Zachary

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