Have you ever been writing along, really into your story, and then, all of a sudden, you stop.  Bewildered, you start scrolling back up your document, desperately checking.  Then you realize: the name you were going to use for the character you just created you've already given to some throw-a-way background character.

Yeah, it happens.  And one thing is for sure: DO NOT under ANY circumstances give your MC (main character) the same, or a similiar, name to someone else in the story, throwaway ...
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