cat on a hot tin roof

A Southernism that meant someone who was on edge or nervous. The phrase survives as the title of Tennessee Williams's 1955 Pulitzer Prize–winning drama.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erskine	UR-skien	Scottish, Irish, English (Rare)
Avalon	AV-ə-lahn	English (Rare)
Gianfranco	jahn-FRAHN-ko	Italian
Antwan	an-TWAHN	African American
Brynn	BRIN	English (Modern)
Vosgi	-	Armenian