Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking 

, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the 

, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for 

Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include 

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Sophie Kihm has been writing for Nameberry since 2015. She has contributed stories on the 

. Sophie is Nameberry’s resident Name Guru to the Stars, where she suggests names for celebrity babies. She also manages the Nameberry 

Sophie Kihm's articles on names have run on 

, and more. She has been quoted as a name expert by 

, and more. You can follow her personally on 

, or contact her at sophie@nameberry.com. Sophie lives in Chicago.

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The name Ilira is a girl's name meaning "Illyrian".

A light, bright name from Albania, Ilira may appeal to those who enjoy Elara, Alara, Ilaria, and Ileana. Meaning "Illyrian", it refers to an ancient region of the Balkans and those who inhabited it. The exact meaning of Illyria is unknown, though it connects to a figure in Greek mythology, and some scholars have traced it to mean "water snake". 

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