could not be converted to string Please help me

"Object of class ThisCrazyPl\MainClassPl could not be converted to string" (EXCEPTION) in "plugins/new Player/src/ThisCrazyPl/MainClassPl" at line 95

public function FirstJoin(PlayerJoinEvent $e){
$p = $e->getPlayer();
$names = $p->getName();




if(!$p->hasPlayedBefore()){

$rand1 = mt_rand(1,10);
$rand = mt_rand(1,10);
if($rand == 1){
$name = ('Nicolas');
}
if($rand == 2){
$name = ('Drake');
}
if($rand == 3){
$name = ('Carl');
}
if($rand == 4){
$name = ('Daniel');
}
if($rand == 5){
$name = ('Jhon');
}
if($rand == 6){
$name = ('Clyde');
}
if($rand == 7){
$name = ('Nicolay');
}
if($rand == 8){
$name = ('Max');
}
if($rand == 9){
$name = ('Tommy');
}
if($rand == 10){
$name = ('Gay');
}

if($rand1 == 1){
$surname = ('Nicolas');
}
if($rand1 == 2){
$surname = ('Caroletti');
}
if($rand1 == 3){
$surname = ('Dicker');
}
if($rand1 == 4){
$surname = ('Bale');
}
if($rand1 == 5){
$surname = ('Nalogov');
}
if($rand1 == 6){
$surname = ('Thompson');
}
if($rand1 == 7){
$surname = ('Crybek');
}
if($rand1 == 8){
$surname = ('Max');
}
if($rand1 == 9){
$surname = ('Smith');
}
if($rand1 == 10){
$surname = ('Versetti');
}
$nick = ("".$name."_".$surname."");
$p->$this->getAPI()->setNick($p, $nick);

 

https://www.tutorialrepublic.com/php-tutorial/php-variables.php
f.e: $name = ('Nicolas'); to
$name = "Nicolas";