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When you send an email from your Gmail account, your display name (along with other information) will exist shown to the recipient. You can change the display proper name associated with your Gmail account in a few steps. Here's how.

You tin only change the name on your Gmail business relationship on a desktop browser. You can't use the Gmail mobile app on Android, iPhone, or iPad to change your proper noun.

To change the name on your Gmail account, log in to your account through Gmail's website on your desktop browser. Once logged in, click the gear icon to open up the "Settings" carte du jour.

Next, select "See All Settings" at the top of the drib-downwardly menu.

See all settings button

You lot'll now be in the "Full general" tab of Gmail's Settings menu. Click the "Accounts and Import" tab.

Accounts and Import tab

In the "Send Postal service As" section, you lot'll run into your email accost and the display name associated with that accost. Click the "Edit Info" button to change your brandish name.

Edit info button next to send mail as

A new window will announced. Here, y'all can change your display name past clicking the bubble next to the text box so typing the new display name in that text box. Click "Salvage Changes" to apply the change.

Enter and save new display name

You'll now see the newly entered display proper noun next to the "Send Post As" department in Gmail's settings menu.

New display name

The next time y'all ship an email, your new display proper name will be shown to the recipient.

While Google allows you to alter your display name, you tin can't actually change your username (which is unlike than your brandish name) or your email address. But if you really need a new email accost, you tin ever drift your Google account to a new one.

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