(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. (IT)
Reference (IT): Sahih Muslim 2141 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 38, Hadith 22 (IT)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 25, Hadith 5335 (IT)