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 

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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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The name Mazal is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lucky, fortunate".

A Hebrew word name with an upbeat meaning, Mazal appears in the congratulatory phrase <em>Mazal tov</em>. Originally meaning "constellation" or "zodiac", it shifted to become associated with luck in the medieval period thanks to the connection people made between the stars and fate. 
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Also written as Mazel, it is predominantly used as a feminine name and was given to 7 girls in the US in 2024. 

Mazal

Hebrew

The name Mazal is currently ranked #10618 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #8092 in 2004.

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