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
Agape	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
PÁLa	POW-lah	Icelandic
Essa	-	Arabic
Ariadna	ah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)	Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Szczepan	SHCHE-pahn	Polish
MÁIre	MOI-ra	Irish