notarikon

noun2

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. — 1996