against the current

In contradiction to what is popular or expected. It was difficult to go against the current, but, in the end, I was able to get the team to agree that my proposal is a good idea.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Charla	SHAHR-lə	English
Helga	['helgə]
Gloria	GLAWR-ee-ə (English), glo-REE-ah (Italian), GLAW-ryah (Polish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish
Thanh	TUNG, TUN	Vietnamese
Armistead	['a:misted]
Ed	[ed]