IPhone iCloud account using apple id as email address

I have an iCloud account which uses [email protected] as the apple id.  My iCloud email is [email protected]  The phone insists using  [email protected] as my email address and it seems this cannot be changed.  I can receive email correctly but cannot send.
Any suggestions?

pvonk,
maybe i was not clear at all ...
anyway, i entered the both in my contact (at my name record) but it doesnt work the same.
on my Macs the email is configured correctly. and i can send out emails as [email protected] sender.
from the iPhone, automatically configured by the iCloud activation, it tries to send the email as [email protected] sender.
and, obviously, it doesnt work.
i tried to send an email to myself at the address [email protected] and i cant receive it; a deamon-failure notice is sent back to the sender.
so, the iPhone correctly receives emails on [email protected] ...
i hope it is clear.
excuse me for my awful english.

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