Did osx change the outgoing name in mail and how do i change it back?

i cant figure out how change the name in mail that is displayed in the " to: and from:"
this is particutularly frustrationg because i entered the name i go by (sam) when i set up the imac and never used my legal name for email ect. at some point os x (i assume) changed it to my legal name which it probably obitaned from a creditcard payment.
i havent used my legal first name in a long time so as you can imagen this been a problem.
i never put that name in mail and now i cant change it,
please help!!!

What name are you using with your ISP? And what name are you using for your ISP's email? That is usually what is displayed in Mail. Take a look at your Mail preferences > Accounts:
Both my full name and email address are displayed as I had set up my account with my ISP (Centurylink).

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