Saddam

Saddam ( Arabic صدام Saddām , DMG Ṣaddām ) is an Arabic name .

meaning

The name itself has several meanings. "One who is often prone to collisions" is probably the most common meaning of the name, alternatively it is translated as "the one who argues violently". The name is euphemistically translated as The Sublime .

Well-known namesake

First name

• Saddam Hussein (1937–2006), former President, Prime Minister and dictator of Iraq.
• Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid (? –1996), second cousin and son-in-law of the ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

family name

• Juma Saddam Ibrahim (* 1993), Ugandan football player