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
Austen	AWS-tən	English (Modern)
Cobb	[kɔb]
Brand	BRAND	English (Rare)
Claudine	klo-DEEN	French
Dolors	-	Catalan
Lana	LAH-nə (English)	English, Russian, Croatian, Serbian