Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
dynametric
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
matrocliny
matrocliny
noun
The quality of being matroclinous.
matronymic
matronymic
adj
By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
noun
A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.
patronymic
patronymic
adj
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Derived from one's father.
noun
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.