Those “genre” of names are really coming back. I was reading a blog, the women whom wrote the blog is from [name_u]Texas[/name_u], mentioned that her daughter was starting Kindergarden, whom has a vintage name as well, will fit right in with her classmates. There are 30 kids, 15 of the 30, had older fashioned names. In Europe, it is coming back, according to this blog British [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Names.com. Your right, the diminutives make it reachable/familiar while still having something formal on paper.