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I figured out a way to name your home system. Here are the simple steps:
(1) start a game and note your seed number in the game setup (or enter your own seed number)
(2) when the game starts note what planet you start on
(3) go into the systemnames.txt file in the game files and find the name of the system you started on
(4) rename that system to the home system name you desire
(5) start a new game, and enter the identical seeding number

Your system should start with the desired name.

For instance, if you want your system to be called "Alpha" and you start a game and your starting system is "Zeta," you need to go into the systemnames.txt file and find "Zeta". Rename "Zeta" to "Alpha." You then restart the game using the same seeding number of the original game. Your home system should now be the system name you wanted.

Nice

as always, backup the file and replace it before you start a new game

You can also just change it in the Game Editor.

This is cool, and the planets in the system start being named appropriately also.
I did manage to do this with GFN, but I couldn't overwrite the names file in GFN. I had to do the process locally, then save the game, then upload it to Dropbox, then in GFN steam overlay web browser download the save to my GFN savagames folder.