Based on what I see via browser, if you mouse over the name, you will see the username (versus the display name). I'm not sure how you'd tell in mobile.
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Display names are probably here to stay, but representation of them can use some work.
For example, apps and clients could generate identicons (open source example) for full usernames and display those next to avatars. All you need is an algorithm that generates shapes and colours. This doesn't solve any kind of impersonation problem (you could just generate a domain that generates visibly similar usernames).
For example, this is just a simple round identicon (you'd want something longer, probably rectangular, to fit better into the website design):
These icons should be generated on-device so you can't mess with them.