There's the rub, is it not? No matter what name a Dev will choose there will always be people with that name we know or similar name. The only chance would be to give MC a name like "Nigoraburk" or some other made up bull. Which in this case would be strange at least.
AAAAAnd I would bet quite a hefty sum that at
least one would pop up claiming they know a guy with the nickname Nigoraburk, so they "need" the name change option.
If it is necessary for the story to use a fixed name Dev only has the chance to stick to his guns, choose the name and weather the storm

In that respect Rob is a better choice than Nigoraburk. ( I claim the rights on that one, btw

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Cheers!