Gmail – How to disable adding real name to the from field when sending messages in Gmail

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When I email somebody (that is using whatever e-mail service of his own) using Gmail the recipient can see both my (the sender) e-mail address and real name like Ivan Smith <ivan.smith@gmail.com>. For a special reason I need to remove my name from the header and keep only declaring my e-mail address. Is this possible with Gmail (without using any extra e-mail client application)?

Best Answer

In Gmail, go into Settings > Accounts and Import > Send mail as ... and change the name information under your default option to something else.