telonym

English

Etymology

From telo- +‎ -onym.

Noun

telonym (plural telonyms)

  1. (rare) A term formed from the terminal letter or letters of several words.
    1. (rare) A pseudonym formed in this way from an author's first name or full name.
      John Smith adopted the telonym N. H. for his novel.

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