notarikon

noun

1. A cabalistic method of deriving a phrase from a word, using the letters of the word as initial letters of words in the sentence.

2. A cabalistic method of creating a word from initial, middle and final letters (in any combination) of words in a phrase.

   The Hebrew word zahav (ZaHaB) is the notarikon (shorthand) for Zan, Ha'aret, and Bonayh Yerushalayim.

Where it comes from

From Hebrew נוטריקון, borrowed from Ancient Greek νοταρικόν (notarikón).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry notarikon (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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