onomancy, onomasticon, onomatopoeia

on・o・mat・o・poe・ia

n.
The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

[Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiā, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name + poiein, to make.]

[名][U]

1 擬声, 擬音（語形成）；[C]擬声［音］語.

2 《修辞学》声喩法.

on・o・mas・ti・con

• 〔nmǽstikn | nmǽstikn〕

[名]固有名詞集.


onomancy
(ON-uh-man-see)

noun: Divination by the letters of a name.

Etymology
From Greek onoma- (name) + -mancy (divination). Earliest recorded use: 1603.

Notes
Some parents name their children after careful consideration of onomancy to assure the best possible future for them. Some people alter the spelling of their names or adopt a new name in an effort to bring good fortune. Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote a short story, "Spell My Name with an S", with this theme. The story was inspired by his frustration in having to ask people to spell his name (pronounced AZ-uh-mof) correctly.

Usage
"Kaplan and Bernays taught me all sorts of unexpected things about my name. They inspired me to try my hand at alphanumeric onomancy, in which the letters of a name are assigned numerical value, then added up to reveal occult facts about its owner." — Adam Goodheart; Naming Names: An Appellation Spring; The Washington Post; Feb 3, 1997.