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It would be ok for a feminist to use whatever dang name she likes!

Sure, why not?

I'm a Charlotte and I'm a feminist. So yeah, very doable. If that helps anything getting this info from someone in the knows? ;)

This message was edited 10/11/2015, 10:05 AM

Yes.

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Also it just means "man" it doesn't have anything about freedom in it.

This message was edited 10/11/2015, 8:15 AM

I don't see why not. Man can mean human being, not just a male, depending on the usage. Also, what if the name was being used in honor of someone important in the namers' lives? Would you tell them not to name a daughter after Grandma Charlotte Lastname, even though she was the strongest person they knew?

Most people don't know or care about name meanings anymore, I didn't know that that was Charlotte's meaning. I'd be more worried about the popularity than the meaning. But if it really worries you, don't use it. If it doesn't worry you and you don't care about the popularity, go for it.

I don't see why not. For a lot of female names you'll see that they are feminine versions of male names. In this case the meaning was originally for the name Charles, so I'd take the meaning as being "free person". As the male name was probably in use first of course the meaning is going to use the term "man".
Personally I think being turned off a name for the word "man" in the meaning is a bit silly when it means the same thing when you replace it with the word "woman" or "person".

It would not be okay, but not because of the meaning, but because Charlotte is a dumpy name and besides it's overused.