Katie Holmes gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles on Tuesday, it has been announced.

A spokesperson for Tom Cruise, to whom Holmes has been engaged for just under a year, said that baby Suri weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches in length.

In a prepared statement made on behalf of the couple, the spokesperson added that "mother and daughter are doing well."

The statement went on to explain that Suri means "princess" in Hebrew and "red rose" in Persian.