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Add Alias Column 'name' to system.events and system.metrics Tables

Add column name as an alias to event and metric in the system.events and system.metrics tables. Closes #51257. #52315 (chen).
Added the name column as an alias for the event and metric columns in the system.events and system.metrics tables.

Why it matters

This feature improves usability by providing a more intuitive and consistent column name (name) when querying system event and metric data, making it easier for users to understand and write queries without confusion over column names.

How to use it

Users can reference the name column interchangeably with event in system.events and with metric in system.metrics tables in their queries, without any additional configuration.