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
ValÉRia	-	Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Cleisthenes	KLIES-thə-neez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Alem	-	Bosnian
Millicent	['milisnt]
KristÍN	-	Icelandic
Zakariyya	-	Arabic