It’s a baby girl for Cruise, Holmes

LOS ANGELES – The Tomkitten has arrived.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the public lovebirds dubbed TomKat by the media, had a baby girl Tuesday, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson.

The baby, named Suri, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long, he said.

“Both mother and daughter are doing well,” Robinson said in a prepared statement.

The name Suri has its origins in Hebrew, meaning “princess,” or in Persian, meaning “red rose,” the statement said.

The baby was born in Los Angeles but the exact location was not disclosed.

The news was announced just in time for Jay Leno to pass along word during taping of his “Tonight” show monologue.

“I just got a phone call that Tom Cruise had a baby girl about two minutes ago. No joke,” Leno said.

It’s the first child for Holmes, 27. Cruise, 43, has an adopted daughter and son from his marriage to Nicole Kidman.

Details surrounding the birth, which was planned under the tenets of the Church of Scientology as a silent procedure, weren’t disclosed.

Scientologists believe words spoken during times of pain are recorded by the “reactive mind” and can potentially cause problems for mother and baby later in life.

Ironically, Suri was born the same day as Brooke Shields’ newborn daughter, Grier Hammond Henchy.

Shields and Cruise had a public spat last year after he criticized the actress for taking antidepressants following the birth of her first child.

A publicity blitz for Cruise’s new movie, “Mission: Impossible III,” was set to begin today but the actor canceled all press appearances, a Paramount representative said.

It was just about a year ago that Cruise’s romance with Holmes became a world sensation.

Cruise hopped up and down on a couch during an interview with Oprah Winfrey as he professed his love.

“I can’t be cool. I can’t be laid-back,” Cruise declared at the time. “Something happened and I want to celebrate it.”

The antics were widely mocked but Cruise was unfazed and continued to avow his affection for Holmes.

In June, Cruise announced to a Paris press conference that he had proposed to Holmes atop the Eiffel Tower. No wedding date has been disclosed.