return nil
	}

	// normalize the name to letters, digits, _ or $
	valid := true
	cleaned := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
		switch {
		case unicode.IsLetter(r):
			return 'a'
		case unicode.IsDigit(r):
			return '0'
		case r == '_', r == '$':
			return r
		default:
			valid = false
			return -1
		}
	}, name)

	if valid {
		// check for simple name or quoted name