Filename changing

I don’t remember making any changes to my preferences so am at a loss as to why suddenly in recent weeks if I save a .jpg to my downloads folder or to my desktop when I upload it to another site the Saved As information shows up as:
/Users/myfullname/Desktop/the saved name.jpg
Not wanting to post anything on public sites that gives this sort of information I am here to ask whether it is possible change whatever so as to show only the filename I give to the image without the personal information.
Any advice will be appreciated.

Thank you Kappy for your reply.
I followed your link and can see how to change my name using ACCOUNT via System Preferences but what confuses me is why, suddenly, I am seeing it in the uploaded file path for the first time in the six months I have owned my MacBook
I use Firefox 3.5 as my main browser to down load images, save them as ......jpg to either my user>library> download folder or, more usually to my desktop where they show up with only the name I have given them.
It is not until I upload it that my user>full name is added to the file name. I can see nothing within Firefox preferences that allows me to change the file name information that appears
But, and I realize I should have done this before I posted my question, if I use Safari only the name.jpg appears.
I guess I can avoid having to change my account name simply by using Safari, but would be interested to know if anyone can explain why Firefox adds my user>name to the file path not if I use Safari.
What you are seeing is the full path to where the file is located on your hard drive. You should never use your full name for your account username or short name. Perhaps you should consider changing it to something else. See Macworld | Changing the short username in Leopard.
When you view the file after you have uploaded it to another site is the full path included along with the filename? If so, then what application do you use to upload the file and have you checked if it's configured to include that information.
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