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
Sieuwerd	SOO-ərt	Dutch
Franka (2)	-	Croatian
Boniface	BAWN-ə-fays (English), BAWN-ə-fəs (English)	French, English (Rare)
Rodion	rah-dee-ON	Russian
Ilmari	EEL-mah-ree	Finnish
Janine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English, Dutch, German