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
VÜQar	-	Azerbaijani
Carolina	[.kærə'lainə]
Camille	ka-MEE (French), kə-MEEL (English)	French, English
Viktoras	-	Lithuanian
Gisbert	GEES-bert (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Mykhaila	-	Ukrainian