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
Tuur	TUYR	Dutch, Limburgish
Steffen	SHTE-fen (Low German)	Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Sjef	SHEF	Dutch
Shields	['ʃi:ldz]
Nani	-	Hawaiian
Shabnam	-	Persian, Urdu