Your name will no longer be Avram, but Avraham." (Bereshit. 17:5)
The Midrash already stated that when Avram cited that he had seen that he would not father any children, G-d agreed with him and told him that he was correct, since as "Avram" he would not father children but as "Avraham" he would. The same would apply to "Sarai", as opposed to "Sarah". (Bereishit Rabba 44:10)
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