Vintage names have been cool for a while now, but old school nicknames are just starting to come into their own.

　　The Brits have led the way on the revival of the retro nickname, with their fashionable little Alfies and Evies, Freddys and Teddys — though Teddy just might be a girl.

　　Especially fresh on this side of the pond are the old school nicknames for boys: We’ve long loved Ned and Joe and Hank, but we are newly fond of such choices as Ray and Hal, Walt and Monty.

　　For girls, names that are just beginning to awake from a long slumber sound especially fetching: Dottie, Betty, Lou.

　　Using one of these new old nicknames for your child can be a way to give a fresh spin to a classic name, to distinguish a little girl from her namesake grandma, or to set your Henry apart from the five others on the block.

　　Here, a roundup of classic and vintage names and their old school nicknames.

　　girls

　　Adelaide or Adeline— Addie

　　Beatrice or Beatrix – Bea or Trixie

　　Charlotte — Lottie

　　Dorothea or Dorothy — Dory or Dottie

　　Edith – Edie

　　Eleanor or Helen — Nell

　　Elizabeth – Betty or Libby

　　Evelyn — Evie

　　Florence – Flo or Flory or Flossie

　　Harriet – Hattie

　　Josephine – Josie

　　Katherine – Kay or Kitty

　　Louise – Lulu or Lou

　　Margaret – Maisie or Peggy

　　Mary – Mamie or May or Minnie

　　Mildred – Millie

　　Sarah – Sally

　　Theodora – Teddy, Thea, or Dora

　　boys

　　Albert — Al or Bert

　　Alfred — Alfie or Freddy

　　Arthur – Art

　　Calvin – Cal

　　Edward – Ned

　　Francis – Frank

　　Harold — Hal

　　Henry – Hank

　　James — Jim

　　John — Jack or Johnny

　　Joseph – Joe

　　Louis – Lou

　　Montgomery — Monty

　　Raymond – Ray

　　Robert — Bob

　　Victor — Vic

　　Vincent – Vince

　　Wallace — Wally

　　Walter — Walt

　　William — Bill

　　Woodrow — Woody (but proceed with caution here)

　　Which are your favorites?

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