Consider this:  If the user even *knows* where in the filesystem their
files are kept is, then they probably also know that it is different
from just "/home", and they probably also know that "home directory" is
the proper name.  If they don't, it  takes all of 30 seconds for them to
find out.

So, I'd say it should show up as exactly one of the following, in order
of preference:

"Home Directory"
contents of $HOME, e.g. /home/vanessa
"Home"
"My Home"

Whatever you do, don't just use the user's first name.  It pre-supposes
that the user has put in a valid first name, and really, it gets
confusing if the user has more than one directory related to their name.

As for the amount of space an entry takes up on the screen... I'm using
a 13 point font (as my vision isn't the greatest), on a 19" LCD at
1280x1024, and "Home Directory" still only about 4 cm wide here in this
comment editor.

I can't say much about the need to translate, except to say that, since
you are already learning a new OS, you're eventually going to have to
learn where your stuff is kept.  You may as well just learn that the
term for it is "home directory".

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