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
SÌLeas	-	Scottish
Margareeta	MAHR-gah-re:-tah	Finnish (Rare)
Sayen	-	Native American, Mapuche
Klavdija	-	Slovene
Noreen	['nɔ:ri:n]
Sa'd	-	Arabic