hot spot

1. A popular location for entertainment or social activity. The trendy new restaurant became the city's latest hot spot.

2. A place where a particular thing occurs frequently. City Hall has become a hot spot for protests lately—it seems like there's one every week.

3. A place known to be dangerous due to violence or crime. The government issued an alert to Americans traveling abroad, warning them about hot spots for terrorism.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AndŻElika	ahn-je-LEE-kah	Polish
Tucker	TUK-ər	English (Modern)
Cecilia	sə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German
Marijus	-	Lithuanian
Augustus	ə-GUS-təs (English), ow-KHUYS-tus (Dutch)	Ancient Roman, Dutch
Fearghas	-	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology