acrophony
noun
- the application in the evolution of an alphabet of a pictorial symbol or hieroglyph for the name of an object to the initial sound alone of that name
- the naming of a letter by a word whose initial sound is the same as that which the letter represents
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈkɹɒfəni/
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “uppermost, beginning”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). From acro- + -phony.
- The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.