The wrong name shows up in find my friends

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The name shown with sent email is based on the name entered in the name field for the email account settings with the email client used.
If you are unable to change this with the account settings on the iPhone, delete the account followed by recreating the account entering the name you want to use in the Name Field with the account settings.

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