How to edit your account name and nickname in Yahoo?

Computers & Internet

Updated : Thursday, 25 July, 2019

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Updated: 25-Jul-2019

Edit your account name and nickname on Yahoo

Update your name to change your identity throughout Yahoo. Depending on the product, your name or nickname is at the top of the page. It may be visible to other Yahoo users. For example, your nickname appears next to the comments you make on Yahoo News.

Go to the personal information page of Yahoo.
In the upper right, click Edit.
Click and edit your name or nickname.
In the upper right, click Done.

Yahoo mail delivery name: the name in your outgoing email uses a different configuration.

Change your shipping name in Yahoo Mail

Have you recently married, changed your name or do you simply want to reinvent yourself? Simply change the "From" or the shipping name shown to your recipients.

Sign in to Yahoo Mail
Click on the configuration menu icon | More settings
Click Mailboxes.
Select the account you want to edit.
Click on 'Your Name' to delete or edit your shipping name.
Click on Save.