In the perspective of an immigrant, one can assert that immigrants tend to struggle culturally and socially in a new society. Identity of an Immigrant is the most important uniform they have in their ventures to adapt to a new society. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri, stresses the importance of name and identity and has been the underlying force that dictated the characters believe and decision making throughout the book. How does the significance of name and identity reflect the characters in Lahiri’s book? The significance of name and identity has been fundamental in the story line of the book. In the Bengali culture, two names are given to a newborn baby; a pet name and a good name. According to the book, the pet name is the name used privately at home by families and by friends and it is a reminder that “life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. It is also a reminder that one is not all things to all people” (Chapter 2, p.26). The good name given is for “identification in the outside world and it tends to represent dignifies and enlightened qualities.” (Chapter 2, p.26). In the book when Ashima and Ashoke gave birth to their son, giving him the right names were very important to them. They had decided to have Ashima’s grandmother who lives in Calcutta, India to name the baby. “Ashima’s grandmother had name each of her other six great-grandchildren in the world and so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter containing the names comes from Ashima’s grandmother had arrive” (Chapter 2, p. 25). They waited for the name to arrive from Ashima's grandmother as they were still in the hospital but the letter from Ashima’s grandmother did not came in the mail. This did not concern them, besides, “names can wait” they said. “He needs to be fed and blessedin Indian, parents take their timeit wasn’t unusual for years to pass before the ri