a white elephant

something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purpose The town's new leisure centre, recently completed at a cost of ten million pounds, seems likely to prove a white elephant.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ender	-	Turkish
Naevius	-	Ancient Roman
Holden	HOL-dən	English (Modern)
Junko	joon-ko	Japanese
Nuno	-	Portuguese, Medieval Portuguese
Helah	HEE-lə (English)	Biblical