Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-fonts] Rename `<*-family-name>` to `<*-font-family-name>`? (#13263)

I am not comfortable making changes at the moment.

`<family-name>`, `<generic-font-family>`, `<system-family-name>`, are a little confusing to me.

My understanding is that they are all font **family names** and that `<system-family-name>` is separated because it cannot be used in `font-family`, since other font properties would not apply.

But I am not sure why `<generic-font-family>` is separated and why it does not have the `-name` suffix. *"Generic family names"* and *"generic family keywords"* are both used in prose.

And I do not see what other properties, besides its name, a font family can have, so *"font family **name**"* seems redundant to me.

Finally, I am not sure how to update the *Changes* section. I do not know if I should leave its entries related to the renamed productions and if I should only add *"- Renamed `<*-family-name>` to ..."*.

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