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Edith might have been my daughter's name, had my husband not said he felt it was a "statement." I think he thought it's "old" and therefore we'd stand out in defiance of fashion if she were named that.

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Edie "EE-dee") is my preferred nickname for it; I love it (don't really care for the spelling Edy, which looks weird to me).

I like Edith and I LOVE the nn Edie.

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Edith Josette is fine.

I like Edith but prefer Editha, its a lovely name
I dont like Josette / Josetta

I think it could definitely be in the next wave of old names that come back... along with...

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Agatha
Agnes
Myrtle
Millicent
June

I'm not big on the name Edith. Maybe because I adore Meredith, and Edith makes me think of Meredith without the Mer-. I suppoed it could grow on me though. Meredith, Eden, or Judith would be better imo.

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Josetta is nms but I love Josette! Edith Josette is pretty.

This message was edited 8/30/2007, 7:09 PM

I love Edith, in large part thanks to how charming I find Edie. Kind of like how I'm into Judith and I'm tickled at the idea of a little Judi or Judy. Edith sounds a little dated, but in a way that I enjoy. I could picture Edith, Margaret, and Frances as sisters. If you wanted to give the name a more 'updated' feel, Edita could be an alternative.

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Edited to add: I'm also into Edna, Edna Elizabeth being an on-again, off-again favorite of mine. I'd use Edie as a nickname for Edna as well. Not too many people are into Edna nowadays, though. :-/

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This message was edited 8/30/2007, 6:30 PM

I really like Edith. I have an ancestor named Edith Matilda and I always thought that sounded lovely. Josette is nms.

I really love Edith! I think she's quietly charming and utterly sweet.
Edith Josette is really cute, very feminine and soft. Josetta does nothing for Edith except add unneeded and attention drawing frill.

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I have Edith in a combo too, but can't use it, maybe you could: Edith Magnolia June.

I prefer Eden. I've never been big on Edith just because I don't care for the way it sounds. The -ith part makes it sound a bit masculine. That could be just me though.

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Edith Josette flows well. I don't care for Josetta though.

I think most non-namenerds (and even some namenerds) are going to tell you it sounds like an old lady over the age of ninety. But, if you think about it, that is in style now. Georgia, Violet, Ella, Ava, Grace, Faith....like twenty years ago when the world was filled with newborns named Tiffany and Melanie and Brittany and Ashley those names sounded old fashioned too! So I think you are just taking the current naming trend of "old is new again" and taking it a step further. Personally, I thought the name Edith was "old" too until I read a book called Peregrine (I forget the author) where the narrator was a fifteen year old girl named Edith (it was set in the 14th century). That made the name "young" to me again. So I say if you love it then go for it. If it was Ethel or Gertrude or Bertha, I may have different advice, but I think a little Edith could fit in nicely in a classroom full of Ellas and Olivias. I think Edith Josette is lovely. You definitely need something stressed on the second or third syllable for the mn position to offset the strong E sound in Edith. Hope that helps!!:)

I always loved this name, I considered it for a daugther until I married a man who hates it :(

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I had no combos in mind because then I lived in Spain and there we don't have middle name(of course some people has a second name but it's not a tradition).
But think Edith Rose would be so nice, I also like yours Edith Jossette

I think it sounds a little bit old, no offense