diff --git a/changes/3327-michaelrios28.md b/changes/3327-michaelrios28.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30aeb5b4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/3327-michaelrios28.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Changed the validator method name in the [Custom Errors example](https://pydantic-docs.helpmanual.io/usage/models/#custom-errors) to more accurately describe what the validator is doing; changed from `name_must_contain_space` to ` value_must_equal_bar`.
diff --git a/docs/examples/models_errors2.py b/docs/examples/models_errors2.py
index 28c81e6330..7aa1b15690 100644
--- a/docs/examples/models_errors2.py
+++ b/docs/examples/models_errors2.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
     foo: str
 
     @validator('foo')
-    def name_must_contain_space(cls, v):
+    def value_must_equal_bar(cls, v):
         if v != 'bar':
             raise ValueError('value must be "bar"')
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/models_errors3.py b/docs/examples/models_errors3.py
index 36ba646aa9..32a34d65ec 100644
--- a/docs/examples/models_errors3.py
+++ b/docs/examples/models_errors3.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
     foo: str
 
     @validator('foo')
-    def name_must_contain_space(cls, v):
+    def value_must_equal_bar(cls, v):
         if v != 'bar':
             raise NotABarError(wrong_value=v)
         return v