# notarikon

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/notarikon