twist of fate

and turn of fate

Fig. a fateful event; an unanticipated change in a sequence of events. A strange turn of fate brought Fred and his ex-wife together at a New Year's Eve party in Queens.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Altwidus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Alexandra	al-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)	English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,
Darnell	dahr-NEL	English
Izolda	ee-ZAWL-dah (Polish)	Georgian, Polish
Lawan	-	Thai
Dominica	[.dɔmi'ni:kə]