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			'''Saddam''' (]: صدام, ''Ṣaddām''; {{IPA-ar\|sˤɑdˈɑːm\|pron}}) is an Arabic name which means "One who confronts",<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/saddam</ref> other meanings include: "One who frequently causes collisions", "Powerful collider", "One who causes a collision that had bad results", "Powerful confronter", "One who frequently crashes", or "Powerful commander".<ref>http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Saddam.html</ref> The name has risen in popularity in some Muslim populations after the ] and the former prime minister's execution.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6244425.stm</ref><ref>http://jihadwatch.org/archives/000455.php</ref>

	'''Saddam''' or '''Sadam''' (] صدام) is an ] which literally means "One who confronts".<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/saddam</ref> Other possible meanings include:
	*"One who frequently causes collisions"
	*"Powerful collider"
	*"One who frequently confronts"
	*"One who causes a collision that had bad results"
	*"Powerful confronter"
	*"One who frequently crashes"
	*"Powerful commander"<ref>http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Saddam.html</ref>
	*"A young boy who shines shoes" (with the accent on the first 'a')
	The best known bearer of the name was ] (1937-2006), who served as state president and prime minister of Iraq. The name has risen in popularity in some Muslim populations after the ] and the former prime minister's execution.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6244425.stm</ref><ref>http://jihadwatch.org/archives/000455.php</ref>

	== ~~References~~ ==		==People==
			*] (1937-2006), former president of Iraq
			*], former head of the Iraqi Republican Guard, relative of Saddam Hussein

			==References==
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Saddam (Arabic: صدام, Ṣaddām; pronounced [sˤɑdˈɑːm]) is an Arabic name which means "One who confronts", other meanings include: "One who frequently causes collisions", "Powerful collider", "One who causes a collision that had bad results", "Powerful confronter", "One who frequently crashes", or "Powerful commander". The name has risen in popularity in some Muslim populations after the War in Iraq and the former prime minister's execution.

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Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), former president of Iraq
Saddam Kamel, former head of the Iraqi Republican Guard, relative of Saddam Hussein

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