How to change Users name in Terminal Users.

Hi, I am trying to change my Users name from firstnamelastname to mac on my OSX10.7.5.
I went to Terminal > Users and tried to rename, however upon reboot, the Terminal > Users always brings back the folder firstnamelastname.
How can this be changed?
I did go to Mac > Apple > System Preferences... > System > Users & Groups > Current User. This shows the firstnamelastname has been changed to Mac.
However I need the Terminal files in /Users also changed from firstnamelastname to Mac.

Thanks for the reply.
I went to Mac > Apple > System Preferences... > System > Users & Groups > Login Options > Click the lock to make changes. > Password: > Unlock > Show fast user switching menu as > changed Full Name to Short Name > Click the lock to prevent further changes. > Apple > Restart...
The Mac still had firstnamelastname in Terminal > /Users rather than the name Mac.
I then went to Mac > Apple > System Preferences... > System > Users & Groups > Login Options > Click the lock to make changes. > Password: > Unlock > Show fast user switching menu as > changed Short Name to Full Name > Click the lock to prevent further changes. > Apple > Restart...
The Mac still had firstnamelastname in Terminal > /Users, rather than the name Mac?
I think the /Users folder with the folder firstnamelastname is some kind of permanent folder when I first set up the Mac, however I would still like to change the folder name, so maybe I need to set up the Mac like new or something...how to do that if there isn't a way of changing the folder name?

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