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
Mateja (1)	-	Slovene, Croatian
BrÜNhild	BRUYN-hilt (German)	German, Germanic Mythology
Wandal	-	Ancient Germanic
Sylvanus	-	English (Archaic)
Sepi	SE-pee	Finnish
Ishani	-	Indian, Hindi