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arithmancy
[ ar-ith-man-see ]
noun
- divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arithmancy1
First recorded in 1570–80; from New Latin arithmomantia, from Greek arithmó(s) “number, a number” + manteía -mancy
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