a cause célêbre

a famous event or legal case which people discuss a lot because it is so interesting or shocking The relationship between Edward Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson became an international cause célêbre in the 1930s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daryl	['dæril]
Gale	[geil]
Keren-Happuch	KER-ən HAP-ook (English)	Biblical
LukÁŠ	-	Czech, Slovak
Shahrazad	-	Persian (Rare), Arabic
Aintzane	-	Basque