Saddam or Sadam (Arabic صدام) is an Arabic name which literally means "One who confronts".^[1] 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"^[2]
• "A young boy who shines shoes" (with the accent on the first 'a')

The best known bearer of the name was Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), former state president and prime minister of Iraq. The name has risen in popularity in some Muslim populations after the War in Iraq and the former prime minister's execution.^[3][4]

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