Change name of iPhone 3GS

I Am trying to rename an old iPhone 3GS and have followed all suggestions without success. I have a Mac Probook and iTunes does not show up the device when it is plugged hence I cannot change the name???!!!.

What you should do is erase the 3GS. That way, you can plug it into iTunes, name it what you want & your wife can sync whatever content she wants to the phone. You have two choices to erase: 1. On the phone itself, Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings or 2. Plug it into iTunes & restore as a "new" device. I'd suggest making sure your wife has an Apple ID that is a verifiable email address first. You'll need that to take advantage of iMessage, FaceTime, etc. You can share iTunes content, but you both need separate ID's for the rest.
Using multiple devices with one computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
Rename your iOS device:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3965

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I have given my husband my iphone 3GS and he needs to change the name. the 'name' function is not there under 'about' and the new itunes layout doesn't allow him to right click on the device name. Can anyone help?

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1. iTunes 10 for Mac- Update and restore software on iPod, iPhone, or iPad
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iPad 3                                          iOS 6.1
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When I first configured my IPhone 4 I gave it a name, can I change this retrospectively? I can not find any files or floders in my mac with the name in it??

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