(3) بَاب اسْتِحْبَابِ تَغْيِيرِ الِاسْمِ الْقَبِيحِ إِلَى حَسَنٍ وَتَغْيِيرِ اسْمِ بَرَّةَ إِلَى زَيْنَبَ وَجُوَيْرِيَةَ وَنَحْوِهِمَا
Abu Huraira reported that the name of Zainab was Barra. It was said of her:
She presents herself to be innocent. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave her the name of Zainab. (ES)
Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 2141 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 38, Hadith 22 (ES)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 25, Hadith 5335 (ES)