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
Verusha	-	Russian
Raven	RAY-vən	English
Valentinus	-	Ancient Roman
Keren-Happuch	KER-ən HAP-ook (English)	Biblical
Suzan (2)	-	Turkish
Kumari	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Telugu