Quite often, we see a different name while hovering over our name in our Gmail inbox, or our recipients may see a different senders name for us that is not easily traceable. It may happen for various reasons such as: The name on the Google account. The name entered in Gmail's "Send mail as:" option. The name your own email address is listed as under Contacts. The name entered under Accounts Settings in an email client or non-Gmail mobile app used by you. This blog goes through all the scenarios mentioned above and displays how it impacts the name on the sent messages in the recipient's inbox and where to check in case you are troubled by this issue. The name on the Google account. The name on your Google account can be changed from either of the following URLs: https://myaccount.google.com/name https://myaccount.google.com/profile/name When you click on the first link, you will be taken to the page as shown in the following screenshot after a passwor...
I'm a Diamond Product Expert for Gmail and Google Accounts and this blog includes articles in English, Bengali and at times Hindi on new Gmail and Google Accounts feature launches or changes, Workarounds or explanations on issues affecting the users in the Gmail and Accounts Help Communities and documenting instructions I do not find in the Help Center articles.