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