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It could be great that the IDE sets the component name using the Component.setName(String) method according to the member name (variable name) set by Component Inspector.
I think you mean java.awt.Component? then it is curtesy of From Editor module, so I'm reassigning it to form.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1289 ***
Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.