Saddam (name)
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–Saddam (Arabic: صدام, Ṣaddām; pronounced [sˤɑdˈɑːm]) is an Arabic name which means "One who confronts",[1] 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".[2] The name has risen in popularity in some Muslim populations after the War in Iraq and the former prime minister's execution.[3][4]
[edit] People
- 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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