Apple ID sub-account moved to iCloud retains parent ID name

Cross posted from iPhone discussions:
This one puzzles me.
Moved family pack accounts to iCloud individually with no problems.
The sub-account my spouse uses seems to retain my name as the user Apple ID when she sends mail from her iPhone 4s.
I've visited https://appleid.apple.com and changed the name on her Apple ID to her name.
When someone replies to email sent from her phone the reply fills in my name (which was the parent account name) with her email address and
<On Dec 24, 2011, at 10:56 AM, Steven Durgin wrote:>
This does NOT happen when she sends email from her desktop.
Is there a phone setting I'm missing? Something to do with Contacts? (her address book "Me" card is properly set up) Or is this an iCloud thing.
Any ideas out there before I set up a call with Support?
steve

Here's the simple settings solution well tucked in on the phone:
Settings > iCloud > Account > Advanced > Name
This is where the name associated with the email address sent from the device is set. That's pretty well hidden, at least from me!

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