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'''Saddam''' (] صدام) is an ], literally means "Someone who frequently Causes Collisions" or "powerful collider"{{Fact|date=May 2007}} Other meanings are "Someone who frequently Confronts", "powerful confronter" or "Someone who frequently Crashes."{{Fact|date=May 2007}} It could also mean "powerful commander." The best known bearer of the name was ] (1937-2006), former state president and prime minister of Iraq.
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| meaning = ''He who confronts, Adamant''
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| alternative spelling = Sadam, Saddem
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'''Saddam''' (]: صدام, ''Ṣaddām'') is an Arabic title that means "one who confronts".<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Campbell |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/saddam |title=Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Saddam |publisher=Behind the Name |date= |accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref> Other meanings include: "one who frequently causes collisions", "powerful collider", and "powerful confronter." The name has risen in popularity in some Sunni populations after the ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tewary |first=Amarnath |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6244425.stm |title=South Asia &#124; India's 'Saddam Hussein' village |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-01-09 |accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rao |first=Prashant |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26272218 |title=BBC News - The perils of sharing a name with Saddam Hussein |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref>


==People==
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* ] (1937{{endash}}2006), 5th President of Iraq
* ] (born 1991), Pakistani runner
* ] (born 1993), Pakistani footballer
* ], Trinidad and Tobago politician
* ] (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer
* ] (born 1995), Bangladeshi cricketer
* ] (born 1991), Libyan politician
* ] (1956{{endash}}1996), former head of the Iraqi Republican Guard, relative of Saddam Hussein
* ] (born 1983), Thai boxer
* ] (born 1987), Islamic militant
* ] (born 1991), Jordanian footballer
* ], Pakistani cricketer
* ] (born 1988), Yemeni-American boxer
* ] (born 1994), Sudanese sprinter
* ] (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
* ] (born 1998), Afghan cricketer
* ] (born 1991), Tunisian volleyball player


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Saddam
Saddam Hussein
PronunciationArabic: [sˤadˈdaːm]
[sˤɑdˈdæːm] (Colloquial)
Hindi: [sədˈdaːm]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic, Urdu, Thai
Origin
MeaningHe who confronts, Adamant
Region of originArabia
Other names
Alternative spellingSadam, Saddem

Saddam (Arabic: صدام, Ṣaddām) is an Arabic title that means "one who confronts". Other meanings include: "one who frequently causes collisions", "powerful collider", and "powerful confronter." The name has risen in popularity in some Sunni populations after the Iraq War and Saddam Hussein's execution.

People

References

  1. Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Saddam". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  2. Tewary, Amarnath (2007-01-09). "South Asia | India's 'Saddam Hussein' village". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  3. Rao, Prashant. "BBC News - The perils of sharing a name with Saddam Hussein". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
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