face-off

n. a confrontation. (From hockey.) The face-off continued for a few moments till both of them realized that there was no point in fighting.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paolina	pow-LEE-nah	Italian
Giacoma	JAH-ko-mah	Italian
Philip	['filip]
Rosalva	-	Spanish
JoËL	zho-EL (French)	French, Dutch
Aten	AH-tən (English)	Egyptian Mythology