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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!!:)