JK Rowling, the astronomically successful author of the Harry Potter series, gave birth to a baby girl on Monday. She named her third child Mackenzie.

    BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Mother of the wizard saga Harry Potter -- JK Rowling -- gave birth to a baby girl on Monday and named her Mackenzie Jean.

    "She is ridiculously beautiful, though I suspect I might be biased," the 39-year-old multi-millionaire author wrote in a statement posted on her website. The name of the beautiful daughter was published on her official website www.jkrowling.com on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

    She wrote on her web site that she and husband Neil Murray are "absolutely delighted."

    "Thank you all so very much for your kind congratulations on various fan sites, they mean more than you can know."

    The Baby girl is healthy and beautiful. Its second child from her marriage with Dr. Neil Murray.

    Rowling already has a daughter, Jessica, who was born in 1993 from a previous marriage. Enditem

    (Agencies)