acrophony
[ uh-krof-uh-nee ]
/ əˈkrɒf ə ni /
noun, plural a·croph·o·nies.
the use of what was originally a logogram as a phonetic symbol for the initial sound of the word the logogram represented, as, in Semitic writing, the use of a picture of a shepherd's crook to represent the sound (l), the first sound of lamed, the Hebrew word for a shepherd's crook.
the use of a word as the name of the alphabetical symbol representing the initial sound of that word.
Also
acrology.
OTHER WORDS FROM acrophony
ac·ro·phon·ic [ak-ruh-fon-ik] /ˌæk rəˈfɒn ɪk/, ac·ro·pho·net·ic [ak-ruh-fuh-net-ik] /ˌæk rə fəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective ac·ro·phon·i·cal·ly, ac·ro·pho·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby acrophony
acroparaesthesia,
acroparesthesia,
acropathy,
acropetal,
acrophobia,
acrophony,
acropolis,
acropustulosis,
acrosclerosis,
acrosin,
acrosomal cap