How to change “display name” for email contact in mac mail

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Ive got an email contact with the email address careers@example.com , but for some reason in the "display name" for their email address in OSX mac mail, it shows up as "Studio – Example".

Here is what happens when i input the email address :

screenshot of : Here is what happens when i input the email address

If i right click the "display name, i can "edit address"

screenshot of : If i right click the "display name, i can "edit address"

Which will open the text edit options in the screenshot below, which works for this time, but next time i enter the email address again, i get the same issue.

Any ideas ?

screenshot of Which will open the text edit options in the screenshot below, which works for this time, but next time i enter the email address again, i get the same issue.

Best Answer

It looks like this is the display name associated with that email address, as set by the email owner. You have no control over this unless/until you add it as a contact and override the display name. This is why when you get an email from a brand new address you typically see a display name instead of the raw email address.