diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/README.md b/crates/proof-of-sql/README.md
index a63417d5c..050408222 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/README.md
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Parsing Query... 1.870256ms
 Generating Proof... 467.45371ms
 Verifying Proof... 7.106864ms
 Valid proof!
-Query result: OwnedTable { table: {Identifier { name: "b" }: VarChar(["hello", "world"])} }
+Query result: OwnedTable { table: {Ident { value: "b", quote_style: None }: VarChar(["hello", "world"])} }
 ```
 
 For a detailed explanation of the example and its implementation, refer to the [README](https://github.com/spaceandtimelabs/sxt-proof-of-sql/blob/main/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/hello_world/README.md) and source code in [hello_world/main.rs](https://github.com/spaceandtimelabs/sxt-proof-of-sql/blob/main/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/hello_world/main.rs).
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/benches/scaffold/random_util.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/benches/scaffold/random_util.rs
index cdc42775d..c13b8db2e 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/benches/scaffold/random_util.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/benches/scaffold/random_util.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub type OptionalRandBound = Option<fn(usize) -> i64>;
 /// # Panics
 ///
 /// Will panic if:
-/// - The provided identifier cannot be parsed into an `Identifier` type.
 /// - An unsupported `ColumnType` is encountered, triggering a panic in the `todo!()` macro.
 #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss, clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
 pub fn generate_random_columns<'a, S: Scalar>(
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/hello_world/README.md b/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/hello_world/README.md
index 9e8e3885c..342f29494 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/hello_world/README.md
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/hello_world/README.md
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ Parsing Query... 1.870256ms
 Generating Proof... 467.45371ms
 Verifying Proof... 7.106864ms
 Valid proof!
-Query result: OwnedTable { table: {Identifier { name: "b" }: VarChar(["hello", "world"])} }
+Query result: OwnedTable { table: {Ident { value: "b", quote_style: None }: VarChar(["hello", "world"])} }
 ```
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/posql_db/main.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/posql_db/main.rs
index d591651e2..8a4b86eac 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/posql_db/main.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/examples/posql_db/main.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ use proof_of_sql::{
     },
     sql::{parse::QueryExpr, proof::VerifiableQueryResult},
 };
-use proof_of_sql_parser::{Identifier, SelectStatement};
+use proof_of_sql_parser::SelectStatement;
+use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 use std::{
     fs,
     io::{prelude::Write, stdout},
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ enum Commands {
         table: TableRef,
         /// The comma delimited column names of the table.
         #[arg(short, long, value_parser, num_args = 0.., value_delimiter = ',')]
-        columns: Vec<Identifier>,
+        columns: Vec<Ident>,
         /// The comma delimited data types of the columns.
         #[arg(short, long, value_parser, num_args = 0.., value_delimiter = ',')]
         data_types: Vec<CsvDataType>,
@@ -175,7 +176,9 @@ fn main() {
                 columns
                     .iter()
                     .zip_eq(data_types.iter())
-                    .map(|(name, data_type)| Field::new(name.as_str(), data_type.into(), false))
+                    .map(|(name, data_type)| {
+                        Field::new(name.value.as_str(), data_type.into(), false)
+                    })
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
             );
             let batch = RecordBatch::new_empty(Arc::new(schema));
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/owned_and_arrow_conversions.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/owned_and_arrow_conversions.rs
index 3b92bf911..9e8df184a 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/owned_and_arrow_conversions.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/owned_and_arrow_conversions.rs
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ pub enum OwnedArrowConversionError {
         /// The unsupported datatype
         datatype: DataType,
     },
-    /// This error occurs when trying to convert from a record batch with duplicate identifiers (e.g. `"a"` and `"A"`).
-    #[snafu(display("conversion resulted in duplicate identifiers"))]
-    DuplicateIdentifiers,
-    /// This error occurs when convering from a record batch name to an identifier fails. (Which may my impossible.)
+    /// This error occurs when trying to convert from a record batch with duplicate idents(e.g. `"a"` and `"A"`).
+    #[snafu(display("conversion resulted in duplicate idents"))]
+    DuplicateIdents,
+    /// This error occurs when convering from a record batch name to an idents fails. (Which may my impossible.)
     #[snafu(transparent)]
     FieldParseFail {
         /// The underlying source error
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl<S: Scalar> TryFrom<RecordBatch> for OwnedTable<S> {
         if num_columns == owned_table.num_columns() {
             Ok(owned_table)
         } else {
-            Err(OwnedArrowConversionError::DuplicateIdentifiers)
+            Err(OwnedArrowConversionError::DuplicateIdents)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/record_batch_conversion.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/record_batch_conversion.rs
index 9dcfe89e1..a0221578e 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/record_batch_conversion.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/arrow/record_batch_conversion.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
                 panic!("RecordBatches cannot have columns of mixed length")
             }
             Err(AppendTableCommitmentError::AppendColumnCommitments {
-                source: AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. },
+                source: AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdents { .. },
             }) => {
                 panic!("RecordBatches cannot have duplicate identifiers")
             }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
             Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::MixedLengthColumns { .. }) => {
                 panic!("RecordBatches cannot have columns of mixed length")
             }
-            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. }) => {
+            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdents { .. }) => {
                 panic!("RecordBatches cannot have duplicate identifiers")
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitment_metadata_map.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitment_metadata_map.rs
index 3e2a41ef3..e00cadb40 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitment_metadata_map.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitment_metadata_map.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use alloc::string::{String, ToString};
 use snafu::Snafu;
 use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 
-/// Mapping of column identifiers to column metadata used to associate metadata with commitments.
+/// Mapping of column idents to column metadata used to associate metadata with commitments.
 pub type ColumnCommitmentMetadataMap = IndexMap<Ident, ColumnCommitmentMetadata>;
 
 /// During commitment operation, metadata indicates that operand tables cannot be the same.
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ pub enum ColumnCommitmentsMismatch {
     /// Commitments with different column counts cannot operate with each other.
     #[snafu(display("commitments with different column counts cannot operate with each other"))]
     NumColumns,
-    /// Columns with mismatched identifiers cannot operate with each other.
+    /// Columns with mismatched idents cannot operate with each other.
     ///
-    /// Strings are used here instead of Identifiers to decrease the size of this variant
-    #[snafu(display(
-        "column with identifier {id_a} cannot operate with column with identifier {id_b}"
-    ))]
+    /// Strings are used here instead of Idents to decrease the size of this variant
+    #[snafu(display("column with ident {id_a} cannot operate with column with ident {id_b}"))]
     Ident {
-        /// The first column identifier
+        /// The first column ident
         id_a: String,
-        /// The second column identifier
+        /// The second column ident
         id_b: String,
     },
 }
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ pub trait ColumnCommitmentMetadataMapExt {
     /// the widest possible bounds for the column type.
     fn from_column_fields_with_max_bounds(columns: &[ColumnField]) -> Self;
 
-    /// Construct this mapping from an iterator of column identifiers and columns.
+    /// Construct this mapping from an iterator of column ident and columns.
     fn from_columns<'a>(
         columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = (&'a Ident, &'a CommittableColumn<'a>)>,
     ) -> Self
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitments.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitments.rs
index 7f4ceb6bb..b2eae03db 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitments.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/column_commitments.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use snafu::Snafu;
 use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 
-/// Cannot create commitments with duplicate identifier.
+/// Cannot create commitments with duplicate ident.
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
-#[snafu(display("cannot create commitments with duplicate identifier: {id}"))]
-pub struct DuplicateIdentifiers {
+#[snafu(display("cannot create commitments with duplicate ident: {id}"))]
+pub struct DuplicateIdents {
     id: String,
 }
 
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ pub enum AppendColumnCommitmentsError {
         /// The underlying source error
         source: ColumnCommitmentsMismatch,
     },
-    /// New columns have duplicate identifiers.
+    /// New columns have duplicate idents.
     #[snafu(transparent)]
-    DuplicateIdentifiers {
+    DuplicateIdents {
         /// The underlying source error
-        source: DuplicateIdentifiers,
+        source: DuplicateIdents,
     },
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
         self.column_metadata.is_empty()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the commitment with the given identifier.
+    /// Returns the commitment with the given ident.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn get_commitment(&self, identifier: &Ident) -> Option<C> {
         self.column_metadata
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
             .map(|index| self.commitments[index].clone())
     }
 
-    /// Returns the metadata for the commitment with the given identifier.
+    /// Returns the metadata for the commitment with the given ident.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn get_metadata(&self, identifier: &Ident) -> Option<&ColumnCommitmentMetadata> {
         self.column_metadata.get(identifier)
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
         columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = (&'a Ident, COL)>,
         offset: usize,
         setup: &C::PublicSetup<'_>,
-    ) -> Result<ColumnCommitments<C>, DuplicateIdentifiers>
+    ) -> Result<ColumnCommitments<C>, DuplicateIdents>
     where
         COL: Into<CommittableColumn<'a>>,
     {
-        // Check for duplicate identifiers
+        // Check for duplicate idents
         let mut unique_identifiers = IndexSet::default();
         let unique_columns = columns
             .into_iter()
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
                 if unique_identifiers.insert(identifier) {
                     Ok((identifier, column))
                 } else {
-                    Err(DuplicateIdentifiers {
+                    Err(DuplicateIdents {
                         id: identifier.to_string(),
                     })
                 }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
     where
         COL: Into<CommittableColumn<'a>>,
     {
-        // Check for duplicate identifiers.
+        // Check for duplicate idents.
         let mut unique_identifiers = IndexSet::default();
         let unique_columns = columns
             .into_iter()
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
                 if unique_identifiers.insert(identifier) {
                     Ok((identifier, column))
                 } else {
-                    Err(DuplicateIdentifiers {
+                    Err(DuplicateIdents {
                         id: identifier.to_string(),
                     })
                 }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
         columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = (&'a Ident, COL)>,
         offset: usize,
         setup: &C::PublicSetup<'_>,
-    ) -> Result<(), DuplicateIdentifiers>
+    ) -> Result<(), DuplicateIdents>
     where
         COL: Into<CommittableColumn<'a>>,
     {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> ColumnCommitments<C> {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(identifier, column)| {
                 if self.column_metadata.contains_key(identifier) {
-                    Err(DuplicateIdentifiers {
+                    Err(DuplicateIdents {
                         id: identifier.to_string(),
                     })
                 } else {
@@ -498,10 +498,7 @@ mod tests {
                 0,
                 &(),
             );
-        assert!(matches!(
-            from_columns_result,
-            Err(DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
-        ));
+        assert!(matches!(from_columns_result, Err(DuplicateIdents { .. })));
 
         let mut existing_column_commitments =
             ColumnCommitments::<NaiveCommitment>::try_from_columns_with_offset(
@@ -518,7 +515,7 @@ mod tests {
             .try_extend_columns_with_offset([(&duplicate_identifier_a, &empty_column)], 0, &());
         assert!(matches!(
             extend_with_existing_column_result,
-            Err(DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
+            Err(DuplicateIdents { .. })
         ));
 
         let extend_with_duplicate_columns_result = existing_column_commitments
@@ -532,7 +529,7 @@ mod tests {
             );
         assert!(matches!(
             extend_with_duplicate_columns_result,
-            Err(DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
+            Err(DuplicateIdents { .. })
         ));
 
         let append_result = existing_column_commitments.try_append_rows_with_offset(
@@ -546,7 +543,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert!(matches!(
             append_result,
-            Err(AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
+            Err(AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdents { .. })
         ));
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/mod.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/mod.rs
index 187ea2b54..2116b0478 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/mod.rs
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ pub use column_commitment_metadata_map::{
 };
 
 mod column_commitments;
-pub use column_commitments::{
-    AppendColumnCommitmentsError, ColumnCommitments, DuplicateIdentifiers,
-};
+pub use column_commitments::{AppendColumnCommitmentsError, ColumnCommitments, DuplicateIdents};
 
 mod table_commitment;
 pub use table_commitment::{
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/table_commitment.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/table_commitment.rs
index dab7beb5d..80130363b 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/table_commitment.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/commitment/table_commitment.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
     committable_column::CommittableColumn, AppendColumnCommitmentsError, ColumnCommitments,
-    ColumnCommitmentsMismatch, Commitment, DuplicateIdentifiers,
+    ColumnCommitmentsMismatch, Commitment, DuplicateIdents,
 };
 use crate::base::{
     database::{ColumnField, CommitmentAccessor, OwnedTable, TableRef},
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ pub enum TableCommitmentFromColumnsError {
         /// The underlying source error
         source: MixedLengthColumns,
     },
-    /// Cannot construct [`TableCommitment`] from columns with duplicate identifiers.
+    /// Cannot construct [`TableCommitment`] from columns with duplicate idents.
     #[snafu(transparent)]
-    DuplicateIdentifiers {
+    DuplicateIdents {
         /// The underlying source error
-        source: DuplicateIdentifiers,
+        source: DuplicateIdents,
     },
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
 
     /// Returns a [`TableCommitment`] to the provided columns with the given row offset.
     ///
-    /// Provided columns must have the same length and no duplicate identifiers.
+    /// Provided columns must have the same length and no duplicate idents.
     pub fn try_from_columns_with_offset<'a, COL>(
         columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = (&'a Ident, COL)>,
         offset: usize,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
     /// Returns a [`TableCommitment`] to the provided table with the given row offset.
     #[allow(
         clippy::missing_panics_doc,
-        reason = "since OwnedTables cannot have columns of mixed length or duplicate identifiers"
+        reason = "since OwnedTables cannot have columns of mixed length or duplicate idents"
     )]
     pub fn from_owned_table_with_offset<S>(
         owned_table: &OwnedTable<S>,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
         S: Scalar,
     {
         Self::try_from_columns_with_offset(owned_table.inner_table(), offset, setup)
-            .expect("OwnedTables cannot have columns of mixed length or duplicate identifiers")
+            .expect("OwnedTables cannot have columns of mixed length or duplicate idents")
     }
 
     /// Append rows of data from the provided columns to the existing [`TableCommitment`].
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
     /// Will error on a variety of mismatches.
     /// See [`ColumnCommitmentsMismatch`] for an enumeration of these errors.
     /// # Panics
-    /// Panics if `owned_table` has duplicate identifiers.
+    /// Panics if `owned_table` has duplicate idents.
     /// Panics if `owned_table` contains columns of mixed length.
     pub fn append_owned_table<S>(
         &mut self,
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
             .map_err(|e| match e {
                 AppendTableCommitmentError::AppendColumnCommitments { source: e } => match e {
                     AppendColumnCommitmentsError::Mismatch { source: e } => e,
-                    AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. } => {
-                        panic!("OwnedTables cannot have duplicate identifiers");
+                    AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdents { .. } => {
+                        panic!("OwnedTables cannot have duplicate idents");
                     }
                 },
                 AppendTableCommitmentError::MixedLengthColumns { .. } => {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl<C: Commitment> TableCommitment<C> {
 
     /// Add new columns to this [`TableCommitment`].
     ///
-    /// Columns must have the same length as the current commitment and no duplicate identifiers.
+    /// Columns must have the same length as the current commitment and no duplicate idents.
     pub fn try_extend_columns<'a, COL>(
         &mut self,
         columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = (&'a Ident, COL)>,
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert!(matches!(
             from_columns_result,
-            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
+            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdents { .. })
         ));
 
         let mut table_commitment =
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ mod tests {
             table_commitment.try_extend_columns([(&duplicate_identifier_a, &empty_column)], &());
         assert!(matches!(
             extend_columns_result,
-            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
+            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdents { .. })
         ));
 
         let extend_columns_result = table_commitment.try_extend_columns(
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert!(matches!(
             extend_columns_result,
-            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. })
+            Err(TableCommitmentFromColumnsError::DuplicateIdents { .. })
         ));
 
         // make sure the commitment wasn't mutated
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(matches!(
             append_column_result,
             Err(AppendTableCommitmentError::AppendColumnCommitments {
-                source: AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdentifiers { .. }
+                source: AppendColumnCommitmentsError::DuplicateIdents { .. }
             })
         ));
 
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table.rs
index 971055219..2218c5e42 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) enum TableCoercionError {
     ColumnCountMismatch,
 }
 
-/// A table of data, with schema included. This is simply a map from `Identifier` to `OwnedColumn`,
+/// A table of data, with schema included. This is simply a map from `Ident` to `OwnedColumn`,
 /// where columns order matters.
 /// This is primarily used as an internal result that is used before
 /// converting to the final result in either Arrow format or JSON.
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table_utility.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table_utility.rs
index 40f5ebd92..97a695ca4 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table_utility.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/owned_table_utility.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use alloc::string::String;
 use proof_of_sql_parser::posql_time::{PoSQLTimeUnit, PoSQLTimeZone};
 use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 
-/// Creates an [`OwnedTable`] from a list of `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pairs.
+/// Creates an [`OwnedTable`] from a list of `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pairs.
 /// This is a convenience wrapper around [`OwnedTable::try_from_iter`] primarily for use in tests and
 /// intended to be used along with the other methods in this module (e.g. [bigint], [boolean], etc).
 /// The function will panic under a variety of conditions. See [`OwnedTable::try_from_iter`] for more details.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 ///     decimal75("f", 12, 1, [1, 2, 3]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
+/// ///
 /// # Panics
 /// - Panics if converting the iterator into an `OwnedTable<S>` fails.
 pub fn owned_table<S: Scalar>(
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn owned_table<S: Scalar>(
     OwnedTable::try_from_iter(iter).unwrap()
 }
 
-/// Creates a (Identifier, `OwnedColumn`) pair for a tinyint column.
+/// Creates a (Ident, `OwnedColumn`) pair for a tinyint column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ pub fn owned_table<S: Scalar>(
 ///     tinyint("a", [1_i8, 2, 3]),
 /// ]);
 ///```
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn tinyint<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i8>>,
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn tinyint<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a smallint column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a smallint column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
@@ -75,8 +73,6 @@ pub fn tinyint<S: Scalar>(
 ///     smallint("a", [1_i16, 2, 3]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn smallint<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i16>>,
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn smallint<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for an int column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for an int column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
@@ -96,8 +92,6 @@ pub fn smallint<S: Scalar>(
 ///     int("a", [1, 2, 3]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn int<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i32>>,
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn int<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a bigint column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a bigint column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
@@ -128,7 +122,7 @@ pub fn bigint<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a boolean column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a boolean column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -137,9 +131,6 @@ pub fn bigint<S: Scalar>(
 ///     boolean("a", [true, false, true]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn boolean<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<bool>>,
@@ -150,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn boolean<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a int128 column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a int128 column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -159,9 +150,6 @@ pub fn boolean<S: Scalar>(
 ///     int128("a", [1, 2, 3]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn int128<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i128>>,
@@ -172,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn int128<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a scalar column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a scalar column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -181,9 +169,7 @@ pub fn int128<S: Scalar>(
 ///     scalar("a", [1, 2, 3]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn scalar<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<S>>,
@@ -194,7 +180,7 @@ pub fn scalar<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a varchar column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a varchar column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -203,9 +189,7 @@ pub fn scalar<S: Scalar>(
 ///     varchar("a", ["a", "b", "c"]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn varchar<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<String>>,
@@ -216,7 +200,7 @@ pub fn varchar<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a decimal75 column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a decimal75 column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -227,7 +211,6 @@ pub fn varchar<S: Scalar>(
 /// ```
 ///
 /// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 /// - Panics if creating the `Precision` from the specified precision value fails.
 pub fn decimal75<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
@@ -245,7 +228,7 @@ pub fn decimal75<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, OwnedColumn)` pair for a timestamp column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, OwnedColumn)` pair for a timestamp column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`owned_table`].
 ///
 /// # Parameters
@@ -266,9 +249,7 @@ pub fn decimal75<S: Scalar>(
 ///     timestamptz("event_time", PoSQLTimeUnit::Second, PoSQLTimeZone::utc(), vec![1625072400, 1625076000, 1625079600]),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn timestamptz<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     time_unit: PoSQLTimeUnit,
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table.rs
index c891d2f57..da15658f4 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub enum TableError {
     #[snafu(display("Table is empty and no row count is specified"))]
     EmptyTableWithoutSpecifiedRowCount,
 }
-/// A table of data, with schema included. This is simply a map from `Identifier` to `Column`,
+/// A table of data, with schema included. This is simply a map from `Ident` to `Column`,
 /// where columns order matters.
 /// This is primarily used as an internal result that is used before
 /// converting to the final result in either Arrow format or JSON.
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ impl<'a, S: Scalar> Table<'a, S> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new [`Table`] from an iterator of `(Identifier, Column)` pairs with default [`TableOptions`].
+    /// Creates a new [`Table`] from an iterator of `(Ident, Column)` pairs with default [`TableOptions`].
     pub fn try_from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = (Ident, Column<'a, S>)>>(
         iter: T,
     ) -> Result<Self, TableError> {
         Self::try_from_iter_with_options(iter, TableOptions::default())
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new [`Table`] from an iterator of `(Identifier, Column)` pairs with [`TableOptions`].
+    /// Creates a new [`Table`] from an iterator of `(Ident, Column)` pairs with [`TableOptions`].
     pub fn try_from_iter_with_options<T: IntoIterator<Item = (Ident, Column<'a, S>)>>(
         iter: T,
         options: TableOptions,
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table_utility.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table_utility.rs
index 445d7e2bd..25458bac3 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table_utility.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/base/database/table_utility.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use bumpalo::Bump;
 use proof_of_sql_parser::posql_time::{PoSQLTimeUnit, PoSQLTimeZone};
 use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 
-/// Creates an [`Table`] from a list of `(Identifier, Column)` pairs.
+/// Creates an [`Table`] from a list of `(Ident, Column)` pairs.
 /// This is a convenience wrapper around [`Table::try_from_iter`] primarily for use in tests and
 /// intended to be used along with the other methods in this module (e.g. [`borrowed_bigint`],
 /// [`borrowed_boolean`], etc).
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn table<'a, S: Scalar>(
     Table::try_from_iter(iter).unwrap()
 }
 
-/// Creates an [`Table`] from a list of `(Identifier, Column)` pairs with a specified row count.
+/// Creates an [`Table`] from a list of `(Ident, Column)` pairs with a specified row count.
 /// The main reason for this function is to allow for creating tables that may potentially have
 /// no columns, but still have a specified row count.
 ///
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn table_with_row_count<'a, S: Scalar>(
     Table::try_from_iter_with_options(iter, TableOptions::new(Some(row_count))).unwrap()
 }
 
-/// Creates a (Identifier, `Column`) pair for a tinyint column.
+/// Creates a (Ident, `Column`) pair for a tinyint column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ pub fn table_with_row_count<'a, S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_tinyint("a", [1_i8, 2, 3], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 ///```
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn borrowed_tinyint<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i8>>,
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_tinyint<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::TinyInt(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a smallint column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a smallint column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Example
@@ -100,8 +98,6 @@ pub fn borrowed_tinyint<S: Scalar>(
 /// ]);
 /// ```
 ///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn borrowed_smallint<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i16>>,
@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_smallint<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::SmallInt(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for an int column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for an int column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Example
@@ -125,8 +121,6 @@ pub fn borrowed_smallint<S: Scalar>(
 /// ]);
 /// ```
 ///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 pub fn borrowed_int<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i32>>,
@@ -137,7 +131,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_int<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::Int(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a bigint column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a bigint column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Example
@@ -149,9 +143,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_int<S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_bigint("a", [1, 2, 3], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn borrowed_bigint<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i64>>,
@@ -162,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_bigint<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::BigInt(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a boolean column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a boolean column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Example
@@ -174,9 +166,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_bigint<S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_boolean("a", [true, false, true], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn borrowed_boolean<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<bool>>,
@@ -187,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_boolean<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::Boolean(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for an int128 column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for an int128 column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Example
@@ -199,9 +189,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_boolean<S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_int128("a", [1, 2, 3], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn borrowed_int128<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<i128>>,
@@ -212,7 +200,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_int128<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::Int128(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a scalar column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a scalar column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Example
@@ -224,9 +212,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_int128<S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_scalar("a", [1, 2, 3], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn borrowed_scalar<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<S>>,
@@ -237,7 +223,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_scalar<S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::Scalar(alloc_data))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a varchar column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a varchar column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -248,9 +234,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_scalar<S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_varchar("a", ["a", "b", "c"], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn borrowed_varchar<'a, S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     data: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<String>>,
@@ -269,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_varchar<'a, S: Scalar>(
     (name.into(), Column::VarChar((alloc_strings, alloc_scalars)))
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a decimal75 column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a decimal75 column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 /// # Example
 /// ```
@@ -280,9 +264,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_varchar<'a, S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_decimal75("a", 12, 1, [1, 2, 3], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
 /// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
 /// - Panics if creating the `Precision` from the specified precision value fails.
 pub fn borrowed_decimal75<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
@@ -303,7 +285,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_decimal75<S: Scalar>(
     )
 }
 
-/// Creates a `(Identifier, Column)` pair for a timestamp column.
+/// Creates a `(Ident, Column)` pair for a timestamp column.
 /// This is primarily intended for use in conjunction with [`table`].
 ///
 /// # Parameters
@@ -327,9 +309,7 @@ pub fn borrowed_decimal75<S: Scalar>(
 ///     borrowed_timestamptz("event_time", PoSQLTimeUnit::Second, PoSQLTimeZone::utc(), vec![1625072400, 1625076000, 1625079600], &alloc),
 /// ]);
 /// ```
-///
-/// # Panics
-/// - Panics if `name.parse()` fails to convert the name into an `Identifier`.
+
 pub fn borrowed_timestamptz<S: Scalar>(
     name: impl Into<Ident>,
     time_unit: PoSQLTimeUnit,
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/parse/query_expr_tests.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/parse/query_expr_tests.rs
index 177e925d6..29a84d0f9 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/parse/query_expr_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/parse/query_expr_tests.rs
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ fn we_cannot_use_non_grouped_columns_outside_agg() {
         assert!(matches!(
             result,
             Err(ConversionError::PostprocessingError {
-                source: PostprocessingError::IdentifierNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause { .. }
+                source: PostprocessingError::IdentNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause { .. }
             })
         ));
     }
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/error.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/error.rs
index adce01894..054b07358 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/error.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/error.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ pub enum PostprocessingError {
     },
     /// GROUP BY clause references a column not in a group by expression outside aggregate functions
     #[snafu(display("Invalid group by: column '{column}' must not appear outside aggregate functions or `GROUP BY` clause."))]
-    IdentifierNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause {
-        /// The column identifier
+    IdentNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause {
+        /// The column ident
         column: Ident,
     },
     /// Errors in converting `Ident` to `Identifier`
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing.rs
index 804bcde0e..7bc701ba8 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fn check_and_get_aggregation_and_remainder(
             .next()
             .unwrap();
         Err(
-            PostprocessingError::IdentifierNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause {
+            PostprocessingError::IdentNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause {
                 column: diff.clone(),
             },
         )
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing_test.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing_test.rs
index efcb9e0c8..3af8fae7e 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing_test.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/postprocessing/group_by_postprocessing_test.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn we_cannot_have_invalid_group_bys() {
     let res = GroupByPostprocessing::try_new(vec!["a".into()], vec![aliased_expr(expr, "res")]);
     assert!(matches!(
         res,
-        Err(PostprocessingError::IdentifierNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause { .. })
+        Err(PostprocessingError::IdentNotInAggregationOperatorOrGroupByClause { .. })
     ));
 
     // Nested aggregation
diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/proof_exprs/test_utility.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/proof_exprs/test_utility.rs
index e084916ab..baa8b44e5 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/proof_exprs/test_utility.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/sql/proof_exprs/test_utility.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ use crate::base::{
 use proof_of_sql_parser::intermediate_ast::AggregationOperator;
 use sqlparser::ast::Ident;
 
-/// # Panics
-/// Panics if:
-/// - `name.parse()` fails, which means the provided string could not be parsed into the expected type (usually an `Identifier`).
 pub fn col_ref(tab: TableRef, name: &str, accessor: &impl SchemaAccessor) -> ColumnRef {
     let name: Ident = name.into();
     let type_col = accessor.lookup_column(tab, name.clone()).unwrap();
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@ pub fn col_ref(tab: TableRef, name: &str, accessor: &impl SchemaAccessor) -> Col
 
 /// # Panics
 /// Panics if:
-/// - `name.parse()` fails to parse the column name.
 /// - `accessor.lookup_column()` returns `None`, indicating the column is not found.
 pub fn column(tab: TableRef, name: &str, accessor: &impl SchemaAccessor) -> DynProofExpr {
     let name: Ident = name.into();