They're group names (except creator owner, which is a special kind of permission which represents the user or group that first creates something). Note that certain areas of the registry even the admin can't modify (by default). You might want to check into the advanced section of permissions to make sure you have ownership of the key location (and it's subkeys) before trying to modify permissions on them.
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Z400 workstation OS Windows Server 2008 R2 CPU Intel Xeon 3550 @3.06GHz Motherboard HP Memory 16GB DDR3 Graphics Card Nvidia Quadro 600 Sound Card Realtek ALC262 Monitor(s) Displays 2x Hanns-G HG281 Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 7000 Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 PSU HP Case HP Hard Drives 1x Samsung 160GB SSD
2x WD 1TB (RAID1)
Registry Permission Group or usernames question problems?