It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: When Hasan was born, I named him Harb. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came and said: Show me my son, what name have you given him? I said: Harb. He said: No, rather his name is Hasan. Then when Husayn was born, I named him Harb. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came and said: Show me my son, what name have you given him? I said: Harb. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No, rather his name is Husayn. When the third child was born, I named him Harb. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came and said: Show me my son, what name have you given him? I said: Harb. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No, rather he is Muhsin. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: I have named these children after the names of the children of Harun, peace be upon him. Their names were: Shabbir, Shabbir, and Mushabbir.

Haisamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates from his father: In the era of ignorance, my father's name was Aziz, then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, changed his name to Abdur Rahman.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the name of Sayyidah Juwayriyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was Barrah. It is as if the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked this name, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) named her Juwayriyyah, because he (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked that it be said that he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out from Barrah, ... . Al-Hadith

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the name of Asiyah and said: You are Jameelah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the name of Sayyidah Zainab was Barrah; the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, named her Zainab.

A man from the Juhaina tribe narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man calling out: O Haram! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Halal.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muslim bin Abdullah Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah Qart Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "What is your name?" He replied: "Shaytan bin Qart." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "You are Abdullah bin Qart."

Lady Laila (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Sayyiduna Basheer bin Khasasiyyah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates from her husband that he went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while his original name was Zahm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to Basheer.

Ibn Musayyib narrates from his father that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked his grandfather: "What is your name?" He replied: "Huzn (hardship)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather you are Sahl (ease)." He said: "But the name my father has given me, I will not change it." Ibn Musayyib said: "So, harshness and roughness always remained in our family."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), my name was not Abdullah bin Salam, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named me Abdullah bin Salam.