Yes, I tend to like nicknames like these when it seems like the obvious nicknames aren't that great. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is
Alexander, nn
Zane. I really like
Alexander and plan on using it, but I dislike
Alex (too girly) and
Xander (too pretentious). Also, I think that the less obvious nicknames are often the ones that stick, for some reason, at least in my experience.