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Birthday: February 8, 2007
Time born: 5:50am
Weight: 7 lbs 6 oz
Length: 20 ½ inches
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: deep blue

History of name: Joseph comes from Joseph Smith Jr., Dad’s favorite prophet.
Samuel comes from the Boy prophet in the Bible, Mom’s favorite prophet.

Meaning of Your Name:

JOSEPH
From the Latin Iosephus, which was from the Greek Ιωσηφος (Iosephos), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob. Because he was the favorite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This is the name of two characters in the New Testament: Joseph the husband of Mary and Joseph of Arimathea. Also, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire have had this name.

SAMUEL
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and later anointed David. A famous bearer was the American author Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.