volte-face

A complete change of opinion or belief. The phrase comes from the Italian term voltafaccia. Everyone was surprised when the candidate made a complete volte-face on her stance on taxes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Madog	-	Welsh
Bonaventure	bawn-ə-VEN-chər (English)	History
Boutros	-	Arabic, Coptic
ÉOwyn	AY-ə-win (English)	Literature
Mohinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Placidus	-	Late Roman