HT201317 How do I correct my name in my Shared Photo Stream?

The stream says "shared by Me", and "Me" is obviously registered somewhere, but I can't find where. It's not my apple ID, nor my iPad name or mail account.

I found the answer in an other thread: it cannot be corrected. Apple takes the user name from the credit card in iTunes.
So in my case, and probably many others (VENT): my most informal and intimate communications will always be accompanied by my cursed, hated official name. Unfortunately I haven't found another tool that works as well as photo streams to stay in touch with the folks at home :-(

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