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
Remigio	re-MEE-jo (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Voitsekh	-	Medieval Slavic
Saturn	SA-tərn (English)	Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Brunhilda	-	History
Bilhah	BIL-hə (English)	Biblical
Melek (2)	-	Turkish