the cat that ate the canary

Happy, often in a selfsatisfied way. Someone who was very pleased—and often smug—was compared to a house cat that figured out a way to liberate a pet bird from its cage and enjoy the aftermath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GracÍLia	grə-SEEL-yə	Portuguese
HÜLya	-	Turkish
Ermingard	-	Ancient Germanic
Placido	-	Italian
Thomas	TAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Edwyna	-	English (Rare)