Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Arabic of Arabic usage.
- Saddam Hussein, the fifth president of Iraq (1979–2003).
Origin
Transliteration of Arabic صَدَّام (ṣaddām).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صَدَّام حُسَيْن, صَدَّام
- صَدَّام حُسَيْن (ṣaddām ḥusayn)Saddam Hussein
- صَدَّام (ṣaddām)male given name
Bengali সাদ্দাম
- সাদ্দাম (śaddam)male given name
Bulgarian Садда́м Хюсе́ин, Садда́м
- Садда́м Хюсе́ин (Saddám Hjuséin)Saddam Hussein
- Садда́м (Saddám)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 薩達姆·侯賽因 /萨达姆·侯赛因, 薩達姆海珊 /萨达姆海珊
- 薩達姆·侯賽因 /萨达姆·侯赛因 (Sàdámǔ-Hóusàiyīn)Saddam Hussein
- 薩達姆海珊 /萨达姆海珊Saddam Hussein
- 薩達姆 /萨达姆 (Sàdámǔ)male given name
Dutch Saddam Hoessein
- Saddam HoesseinSaddam Hussein
Greek Σαντάμ Χουσεΐν
- Σαντάμ Χουσεΐν (Santám Chouseḯn)Saddam Hussein
Hebrew סדאם חוסיין
- סדאם חוסייןSaddam Hussein
Hindi सद्दाम हुसैन, सद्दाम
- सद्दाम हुसैन (saddām husain)Saddam Hussein
- सद्दाम (saddām)male given name
Japanese サッダーム・フセイン, サッダーム
- サッダーム・フセイン (Saddāmu-Fusein)Saddam Hussein
- サッダーム (Saddāmu)male given name
Korean 사담 후세인, 사담
- 사담 후세인 (Sadam Husein)Saddam Hussein
- 사담 (Sadam)male given name
Persian صدام حسین, صدام
- صدام حسین (saddâm hoseyn)Saddam Hussein
- صدام (saddâm)male given name
Russian Садда́м Хусе́йн, Садда́м
- Садда́м Хусе́йн (Saddám Xusɛ́jn)Saddam Hussein
- Садда́м (Saddám)male given name
Turkish Saddam
- Saddammale given name
Urdu صدام حسین, صدام
- صدام حسین (saddām husain)Saddam Hussein
- صدام (saddām)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Saddam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saddam
MLA
“Saddam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saddam. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saddam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saddam.
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