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
Niketa	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Mercedes	mer-THE-dhes (Spanish), mer-SE-dhes (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Fedelmid	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Ranka	-	Croatian
Arrington	['æriŋtən]
Gunnr	-	Norse Mythology