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
Mirjam	MIR-yahm (German), MEER-yahm (Finnish)	Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Zoey	ZO-ee	English (Modern)
Cash	KASH	English
Tommie	TAHM-ee	English
AlastrÍOna	al-as-TREE-na	Irish
Tatianus	-	Ancient Roman