Dear God

[collector181]

Just this morning I was thinking of God Shammgod and wondering how many people in this world are named "God".Then I find this on ESPN's front page...

By Kieran Darcy
ESPNNewYork.com
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St. John's coach Steve Lavin has to hope his newest recruit is as impressive on the basketball court as his name.

God's Gift Achiuwa -- a 6-foot-8 power forward and first-team juco All-American from Erie (N.Y.) Community College -- is the ninth player to commit to the Red Storm for next season. St. John's has the No. 3-ranked recruiting class, according to ESPN Insider's top 25.

The Nigerian native, whose father is a minister, chose St. John's over Washington and Cincinnati.

Achiuwa averaged 22.3 points, 13.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for Erie last season and adds some much-needed size to the wing-heavy recruiting class. He will have two years of eligibility with the Red Storm.

"Gift is a talented frontline player who possesses tremendous size, strength, speed and skill," Lavin said. "He is an ideal fit for our baseline-to-baseline attacking style of play."

Kieran Darcy covers college sports for ESPNNewYork.com.

[Ray33]

My name is God too.

[collector181]

My name is God too.

Really?

I've never heard of anyone with that name other than God Shammgod.I'm sure alot of people have thought about naming their child God but never did in fear of religous backlash.

[WilyWestbrook0]

I like having a name that is neither overly common, like Megan or Jessica, but not ridiculous, either (as in Apple). The former is boring and the latter will result in merciless teasing, especially in youth.

[LeicesterBladex]

I like having a name that is neither overly common, like Megan or Jessica, but not ridiculous, either (as in Apple). The former is boring and the latter will result in merciless teasing, especially in youth.

My birth name is infact Blade, and i have actually never been teased about it ..

[WilyWestbrook0]

My birth name is infact Blade, and i have actually never been teased about it ..

That's a pretty cool name. Mine is Khendra. Mom almost spelled it 'Qendra,' but dad had a fit, so they compromised on 'Kh' instead of 'Q.'

[CavFanatic31]

iv heard of this website called howmanyofme.com

it tells you how many people in the U.S. has the same first and last name as the one you type in.. lol kind of cool but im not sure where they get the info from... i know they update it though because a year or two ago there were seven with my name, but now only four.

[angel0430]

I just checked that website out...kinda cool