diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs b/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs
index 29507474aa1e..61583d998940 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/intravisit.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ pub fn walk_ident<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, ident: Ident) {
 }
 
 pub fn walk_label<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, label: &'v Label) {
-    visitor.visit_name(label.span, label.name);
+    visitor.visit_ident(label.ident);
 }
 
 pub fn walk_lifetime<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, lifetime: &'v Lifetime) {
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@ pub fn walk_pat<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, pattern: &'v Pat) {
         PatKind::Ref(ref subpattern, _) => {
             visitor.visit_pat(subpattern)
         }
-        PatKind::Binding(_, canonical_id, ref pth1, ref optional_subpattern) => {
+        PatKind::Binding(_, canonical_id, ident, ref optional_subpattern) => {
             visitor.visit_def_mention(Def::Local(canonical_id));
-            visitor.visit_name(pth1.span, pth1.node);
+            visitor.visit_ident(ident);
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_pat, optional_subpattern);
         }
         PatKind::Lit(ref expression) => visitor.visit_expr(expression),
@@ -714,11 +714,11 @@ pub fn walk_foreign_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, foreign_item: &'v
     visitor.visit_name(foreign_item.span, foreign_item.name);
 
     match foreign_item.node {
-        ForeignItemFn(ref function_declaration, ref names, ref generics) => {
+        ForeignItemFn(ref function_declaration, ref param_names, ref generics) => {
             visitor.visit_generics(generics);
             visitor.visit_fn_decl(function_declaration);
-            for name in names {
-                visitor.visit_name(name.span, name.node);
+            for &param_name in param_names {
+                visitor.visit_ident(param_name);
             }
         }
         ForeignItemStatic(ref typ, _) => visitor.visit_ty(typ),
@@ -832,11 +832,11 @@ pub fn walk_trait_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, trait_item: &'v Trai
             visitor.visit_ty(ty);
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_nested_body, default);
         }
-        TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, TraitMethod::Required(ref names)) => {
+        TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, TraitMethod::Required(ref param_names)) => {
             visitor.visit_id(trait_item.id);
             visitor.visit_fn_decl(&sig.decl);
-            for name in names {
-                visitor.visit_name(name.span, name.node);
+            for &param_name in param_names {
+                visitor.visit_ident(param_name);
             }
         }
         TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/lowering.rs b/src/librustc/hir/lowering.rs
index 5a0e9c36b910..49675f6dc080 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/lowering.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/lowering.rs
@@ -969,8 +969,7 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
 
     fn lower_label(&mut self, label: Option<Label>) -> Option<hir::Label> {
         label.map(|label| hir::Label {
-            name: label.ident.name,
-            span: label.ident.span,
+            ident: label.ident,
         })
     }
 
@@ -1195,11 +1194,10 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
 
                         let hir_bounds = self.lower_param_bounds(bounds, itctx);
                         // Set the name to `impl Bound1 + Bound2`
-                        let ident = Ident::from_str(&pprust::ty_to_string(t));
+                        let ident = Ident::from_str(&pprust::ty_to_string(t)).with_span_pos(span);
                         self.in_band_ty_params.push(hir::GenericParam {
                             id: def_node_id,
-                            name: ParamName::Plain(name),
-                            span,
+                            ident: ParamName::Plain(ident),
                             pure_wrt_drop: false,
                             attrs: hir_vec![],
                             bounds: hir_bounds,
@@ -1868,12 +1866,12 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn lower_fn_args_to_names(&mut self, decl: &FnDecl) -> hir::HirVec<Spanned<Name>> {
+    fn lower_fn_args_to_names(&mut self, decl: &FnDecl) -> hir::HirVec<Ident> {
         decl.inputs
             .iter()
             .map(|arg| match arg.pat.node {
-                PatKind::Ident(_, ident, None) => respan(ident.span, ident.name),
-                _ => respan(arg.pat.span, keywords::Invalid.name()),
+                PatKind::Ident(_, ident, _) => ident,
+                _ => Ident::new(keywords::Invalid.name(), arg.pat.span),
             })
             .collect()
     }
@@ -3298,7 +3296,7 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
                         hir::PatKind::Binding(
                             self.lower_binding_mode(binding_mode),
                             canonical_id,
-                            respan(ident.span, ident.name),
+                            ident,
                             sub.as_ref().map(|x| self.lower_pat(x)),
                         )
                     }
@@ -4524,7 +4522,7 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
         P(hir::Pat {
             id: node_id,
             hir_id,
-            node: hir::PatKind::Binding(bm, node_id, Spanned { span, node: ident.name }, None),
+            node: hir::PatKind::Binding(bm, node_id, ident.with_span_pos(span), None),
             span,
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs b/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
index 8c2f4e89352e..2c21d15f7ec7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ impl<'hir> Map<'hir> {
             NodeItem(&Item { node: ItemTrait(..), .. }) => {
                 keywords::SelfType.name()
             }
-            NodeGenericParam(param) => param.name.name(),
+            NodeGenericParam(param) => param.name.ident(),
             _ => bug!("ty_param_name: {} not a type parameter", self.node_to_string(id)),
         }
     }
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ impl<'hir> Map<'hir> {
             Some(EntryBlock(_, _, block)) => block.span,
             Some(EntryStructCtor(_, _, _)) => self.expect_item(self.get_parent(id)).span,
             Some(EntryLifetime(_, _, lifetime)) => lifetime.span,
-            Some(EntryGenericParam(_, _, param)) => param.span,
+            Some(EntryGenericParam(_, _, param)) => param.ident.span,
             Some(EntryVisibility(_, _, &Visibility::Restricted { ref path, .. })) => path.span,
             Some(EntryVisibility(_, _, v)) => bug!("unexpected Visibility {:?}", v),
             Some(EntryLocal(_, _, local)) => local.span,
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs b/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs
index 44c67b6e89a3..47150d3d2c5a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs
@@ -175,13 +175,12 @@ pub const DUMMY_ITEM_LOCAL_ID: ItemLocalId = ItemLocalId(!0);
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Hash, Copy)]
 pub struct Label {
-    pub name: Name,
-    pub span: Span,
+    pub ident: Ident,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Label {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "label({:?})", self.name)
+        write!(f, "label({:?})", self.ident)
     }
 }
 
@@ -493,7 +492,6 @@ pub struct GenericParam {
     pub name: ParamName,
     pub attrs: HirVec<Attribute>,
     pub bounds: GenericBounds,
-    pub span: Span,
     pub pure_wrt_drop: bool,
 
     pub kind: GenericParamKind,
@@ -872,7 +870,7 @@ pub enum PatKind {
     /// The `NodeId` is the canonical ID for the variable being bound,
     /// e.g. in `Ok(x) | Err(x)`, both `x` use the same canonical ID,
     /// which is the pattern ID of the first `x`.
-    Binding(BindingAnnotation, NodeId, Spanned<Name>, Option<P<Pat>>),
+    Binding(BindingAnnotation, NodeId, Ident, Option<P<Pat>>),
 
     /// A struct or struct variant pattern, e.g. `Variant {x, y, ..}`.
     /// The `bool` is `true` in the presence of a `..`.
@@ -1550,7 +1548,7 @@ pub struct TraitItem {
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Hash, Debug)]
 pub enum TraitMethod {
     /// No default body in the trait, just a signature.
-    Required(HirVec<Spanned<Name>>),
+    Required(HirVec<Ident>),
 
     /// Both signature and body are provided in the trait.
     Provided(BodyId),
@@ -1645,7 +1643,7 @@ pub struct BareFnTy {
     pub abi: Abi,
     pub generic_params: HirVec<GenericParam>,
     pub decl: P<FnDecl>,
-    pub arg_names: HirVec<Spanned<Name>>,
+    pub arg_names: HirVec<Ident>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Hash, Debug)]
@@ -2185,7 +2183,7 @@ pub struct ForeignItem {
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Hash, Debug)]
 pub enum ForeignItem_ {
     /// A foreign function
-    ForeignItemFn(P<FnDecl>, HirVec<Spanned<Name>>, Generics),
+    ForeignItemFn(P<FnDecl>, HirVec<Ident>, Generics),
     /// A foreign static item (`static ext: u8`), with optional mutability
     /// (the boolean is true when mutable)
     ForeignItemStatic(P<Ty>, bool),
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/pat_util.rs b/src/librustc/hir/pat_util.rs
index 5a059b6a219a..14989f1ff7d8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/pat_util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/pat_util.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use hir::def::Def;
 use hir::def_id::DefId;
 use hir::{self, HirId, PatKind};
 use syntax::ast;
-use syntax::codemap::Spanned;
 use syntax_pos::Span;
 
 use std::iter::{Enumerate, ExactSizeIterator};
@@ -91,11 +90,11 @@ impl hir::Pat {
     /// Call `f` on every "binding" in a pattern, e.g., on `a` in
     /// `match foo() { Some(a) => (), None => () }`
     pub fn each_binding<F>(&self, mut f: F)
-        where F: FnMut(hir::BindingAnnotation, HirId, Span, &Spanned<ast::Name>),
+        where F: FnMut(hir::BindingAnnotation, HirId, Span, ast::Ident),
     {
         self.walk(|p| {
-            if let PatKind::Binding(binding_mode, _, ref pth, _) = p.node {
-                f(binding_mode, p.hir_id, p.span, pth);
+            if let PatKind::Binding(binding_mode, _, ident, _) = p.node {
+                f(binding_mode, p.hir_id, p.span, ident);
             }
             true
         });
@@ -132,20 +131,10 @@ impl hir::Pat {
         contains_bindings
     }
 
-    pub fn simple_name(&self) -> Option<ast::Name> {
+    pub fn simple_ident(&self) -> Option<ast::Ident> {
         match self.node {
-            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Unannotated, _, ref path1, None) |
-            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Mutable, _, ref path1, None) =>
-                Some(path1.node),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn simple_span(&self) -> Option<Span> {
-        match self.node {
-            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Unannotated, _, ref path1, None) |
-            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Mutable, _, ref path1, None) =>
-                Some(path1.span),
+            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Unannotated, _, ident, None) |
+            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Mutable, _, ident, None) => Some(ident),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/print.rs b/src/librustc/hir/print.rs
index dc1883aebd57..81f10b1be7f5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/print.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/print.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub use self::AnnNode::*;
 
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use syntax::ast;
-use syntax::codemap::{CodeMap, Spanned};
+use syntax::codemap::CodeMap;
 use syntax::parse::ParseSess;
 use syntax::parse::lexer::comments;
 use syntax::print::pp::{self, Breaks};
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                             m: &hir::MethodSig,
                             generics: &hir::Generics,
                             vis: &hir::Visibility,
-                            arg_names: &[Spanned<ast::Name>],
+                            arg_names: &[ast::Ident],
                             body_id: Option<hir::BodyId>)
                             -> io::Result<()> {
         self.print_fn(&m.decl,
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             }
             hir::ExprWhile(ref test, ref blk, opt_label) => {
                 if let Some(label) = opt_label {
-                    self.print_name(label.name)?;
+                    self.print_ident(label.ident)?;
                     self.word_space(":")?;
                 }
                 self.head("while")?;
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             }
             hir::ExprLoop(ref blk, opt_label, _) => {
                 if let Some(label) = opt_label {
-                    self.print_name(label.name)?;
+                    self.print_ident(label.ident)?;
                     self.word_space(":")?;
                 }
                 self.head("loop")?;
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             }
             hir::ExprBlock(ref blk, opt_label) => {
                 if let Some(label) = opt_label {
-                    self.print_name(label.name)?;
+                    self.print_ident(label.ident)?;
                     self.word_space(":")?;
                 }
                 // containing cbox, will be closed by print-block at }
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                 self.s.word("break")?;
                 self.s.space()?;
                 if let Some(label) = destination.label {
-                    self.print_name(label.name)?;
+                    self.print_ident(label.ident)?;
                     self.s.space()?;
                 }
                 if let Some(ref expr) = *opt_expr {
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                 self.s.word("continue")?;
                 self.s.space()?;
                 if let Some(label) = destination.label {
-                    self.print_name(label.name)?;
+                    self.print_ident(label.ident)?;
                     self.s.space()?
                 }
             }
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
         // is that it doesn't matter
         match pat.node {
             PatKind::Wild => self.s.word("_")?,
-            PatKind::Binding(binding_mode, _, ref path1, ref sub) => {
+            PatKind::Binding(binding_mode, _, ident, ref sub) => {
                 match binding_mode {
                     hir::BindingAnnotation::Ref => {
                         self.word_nbsp("ref")?;
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                         self.word_nbsp("mut")?;
                     }
                 }
-                self.print_name(path1.node)?;
+                self.print_ident(ident)?;
                 if let Some(ref p) = *sub {
                     self.s.word("@")?;
                     self.print_pat(&p)?;
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
         match arm.body.node {
             hir::ExprBlock(ref blk, opt_label) => {
                 if let Some(label) = opt_label {
-                    self.print_name(label.name)?;
+                    self.print_ident(label.ident)?;
                     self.word_space(":")?;
                 }
                 // the block will close the pattern's ibox
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                     name: Option<ast::Name>,
                     generics: &hir::Generics,
                     vis: &hir::Visibility,
-                    arg_names: &[Spanned<ast::Name>],
+                    arg_names: &[ast::Ident],
                     body_id: Option<hir::BodyId>)
                     -> io::Result<()> {
         self.print_fn_header_info(header, vis)?;
@@ -2007,8 +2007,8 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
         assert!(arg_names.is_empty() || body_id.is_none());
         self.commasep(Inconsistent, &decl.inputs, |s, ty| {
             s.ibox(indent_unit)?;
-            if let Some(name) = arg_names.get(i) {
-                s.s.word(&name.node.as_str())?;
+            if let Some(arg_name) = arg_names.get(i) {
+                s.s.word(&arg_name.as_str())?;
                 s.s.word(":")?;
                 s.s.space()?;
             } else if let Some(body_id) = body_id {
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                        decl: &hir::FnDecl,
                        name: Option<ast::Name>,
                        generic_params: &[hir::GenericParam],
-                       arg_names: &[Spanned<ast::Name>])
+                       arg_names: &[ast::Ident])
                        -> io::Result<()> {
         self.ibox(indent_unit)?;
         if !generic_params.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/librustc/ich/impls_hir.rs b/src/librustc/ich/impls_hir.rs
index feff4a5c2719..94fda3e2874a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ich/impls_hir.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ich/impls_hir.rs
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ impl_stable_hash_for!(enum hir::LifetimeName {
 });
 
 impl_stable_hash_for!(struct hir::Label {
-    span,
-    name
+    ident
 });
 
 impl_stable_hash_for!(struct hir::Lifetime {
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ impl_stable_hash_for!(enum hir::TraitBoundModifier {
 impl_stable_hash_for!(struct hir::GenericParam {
     id,
     name,
-    span,
     pure_wrt_drop,
     attrs,
     bounds,
diff --git a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
index 7352c14490d1..773de8912ce9 100644
--- a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             labels.clear();
             labels.push((pattern.span, format!("consider giving this closure parameter a type")));
         } else if let Some(pattern) = local_visitor.found_local_pattern {
-            if let Some(simple_name) = pattern.simple_name() {
-                labels.push((pattern.span, format!("consider giving `{}` a type", simple_name)));
+            if let Some(simple_ident) = pattern.simple_ident() {
+                labels.push((pattern.span, format!("consider giving `{}` a type", simple_ident)));
             } else {
                 labels.push((pattern.span, format!("consider giving the pattern a type")));
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/different_lifetimes.rs b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/different_lifetimes.rs
index 7b0f2933580b..a2b894752102 100644
--- a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/different_lifetimes.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/different_lifetimes.rs
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> NiceRegionError<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         let sub_is_ret_type =
             self.is_return_type_anon(scope_def_id_sub, bregion_sub, ty_fndecl_sub);
 
-        let span_label_var1 = if let Some(simple_name) = anon_arg_sup.pat.simple_name() {
-            format!(" from `{}`", simple_name)
+        let span_label_var1 = if let Some(simple_ident) = anon_arg_sup.pat.simple_ident() {
+            format!(" from `{}`", simple_ident)
         } else {
             format!("")
         };
 
-        let span_label_var2 = if let Some(simple_name) = anon_arg_sub.pat.simple_name() {
-            format!(" into `{}`", simple_name)
+        let span_label_var2 = if let Some(simple_ident) = anon_arg_sub.pat.simple_ident() {
+            format!(" into `{}`", simple_ident)
         } else {
             format!("")
         };
diff --git a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/named_anon_conflict.rs b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/named_anon_conflict.rs
index c106fd0c3d2c..51abfa2505ab 100644
--- a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/named_anon_conflict.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/named_anon_conflict.rs
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> NiceRegionError<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             }
         }
 
-        let (error_var, span_label_var) = if let Some(simple_name) = arg.pat.simple_name() {
+        let (error_var, span_label_var) = if let Some(simple_ident) = arg.pat.simple_ident() {
             (
-                format!("the type of `{}`", simple_name),
-                format!("the type of `{}`", simple_name),
+                format!("the type of `{}`", simple_ident),
+                format!("the type of `{}`", simple_ident),
             )
         } else {
             ("parameter type".to_owned(), "type".to_owned())
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
index b98a4416d213..07a9dd75d4ca 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
@@ -374,10 +374,9 @@ fn visit_fn<'a, 'tcx: 'a>(ir: &mut IrMaps<'a, 'tcx>,
     let body = ir.tcx.hir.body(body_id);
 
     for arg in &body.arguments {
-        arg.pat.each_binding(|_bm, hir_id, _x, path1| {
+        arg.pat.each_binding(|_bm, hir_id, _x, ident| {
             debug!("adding argument {:?}", hir_id);
-            let name = path1.node;
-            fn_maps.add_variable(Arg(hir_id, name));
+            fn_maps.add_variable(Arg(hir_id, ident.name));
         })
     };
 
@@ -430,12 +429,11 @@ fn add_from_pat<'a, 'tcx>(ir: &mut IrMaps<'a, 'tcx>, pat: &P<hir::Pat>) {
         }
     }
 
-    pat.each_binding(|_bm, hir_id, _sp, path1| {
-        let name = path1.node;
-        ir.add_live_node_for_node(hir_id, VarDefNode(path1.span));
+    pat.each_binding(|_bm, hir_id, _sp, ident| {
+        ir.add_live_node_for_node(hir_id, VarDefNode(ident.span));
         ir.add_variable(Local(LocalInfo {
             id: hir_id,
-            name,
+            name: ident.name,
             is_shorthand: shorthand_field_ids.contains(&hir_id)
         }));
     });
@@ -1374,7 +1372,7 @@ fn check_local<'a, 'tcx>(this: &mut Liveness<'a, 'tcx>, local: &'tcx hir::Local)
         },
         None => {
             this.pat_bindings(&local.pat, |this, ln, var, sp, id| {
-                let span = local.pat.simple_span().unwrap_or(sp);
+                let span = local.pat.simple_ident().map_or(sp, |ident| ident.span);
                 this.warn_about_unused(span, id, ln, var);
             })
         }
@@ -1475,12 +1473,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Liveness<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     fn warn_about_unused_args(&self, body: &hir::Body, entry_ln: LiveNode) {
         for arg in &body.arguments {
-            arg.pat.each_binding(|_bm, hir_id, _, path1| {
-                let sp = path1.span;
+            arg.pat.each_binding(|_bm, hir_id, _, ident| {
+                let sp = ident.span;
                 let var = self.variable(hir_id, sp);
                 // Ignore unused self.
-                let name = path1.node;
-                if name != keywords::SelfValue.name() {
+                if ident.name != keywords::SelfValue.name() {
                     if !self.warn_about_unused(sp, hir_id, entry_ln, var) {
                         if self.live_on_entry(entry_ln, var).is_none() {
                             self.report_dead_assign(hir_id, sp, var, true);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs b/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs
index 1d9345dbae26..5d5ada7b91e5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ struct LifetimeContext<'a, 'tcx: 'a> {
     is_in_fn_syntax: bool,
 
     /// List of labels in the function/method currently under analysis.
-    labels_in_fn: Vec<(ast::Name, Span)>,
+    labels_in_fn: Vec<ast::Ident>,
 
     /// Cache for cross-crate per-definition object lifetime defaults.
     xcrate_object_lifetime_defaults: DefIdMap<Vec<ObjectLifetimeDefault>>,
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ fn extract_labels(ctxt: &mut LifetimeContext<'_, '_>, body: &hir::Body) {
     struct GatherLabels<'a, 'tcx: 'a> {
         tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
         scope: ScopeRef<'a>,
-        labels_in_fn: &'a mut Vec<(ast::Name, Span)>,
+        labels_in_fn: &'a mut Vec<ast::Ident>,
     }
 
     let mut gather = GatherLabels {
@@ -1125,32 +1125,31 @@ fn extract_labels(ctxt: &mut LifetimeContext<'_, '_>, body: &hir::Body) {
         }
 
         fn visit_expr(&mut self, ex: &hir::Expr) {
-            if let Some((label, label_span)) = expression_label(ex) {
-                for &(prior, prior_span) in &self.labels_in_fn[..] {
+            if let Some(label) = expression_label(ex) {
+                for prior_label in &self.labels_in_fn[..] {
                     // FIXME (#24278): non-hygienic comparison
-                    if label == prior {
+                    if label.name == prior_label.name {
                         signal_shadowing_problem(
                             self.tcx,
-                            label,
-                            original_label(prior_span),
-                            shadower_label(label_span),
+                            label.name,
+                            original_label(prior_label.span),
+                            shadower_label(label.span),
                         );
                     }
                 }
 
-                check_if_label_shadows_lifetime(self.tcx, self.scope, label, label_span);
+                check_if_label_shadows_lifetime(self.tcx, self.scope, label);
 
-                self.labels_in_fn.push((label, label_span));
+                self.labels_in_fn.push(label);
             }
             intravisit::walk_expr(self, ex)
         }
     }
 
-    fn expression_label(ex: &hir::Expr) -> Option<(ast::Name, Span)> {
+    fn expression_label(ex: &hir::Expr) -> Option<ast::Ident> {
         match ex.node {
-            hir::ExprWhile(.., Some(label)) | hir::ExprLoop(_, Some(label), _) => {
-                Some((label.name, label.span))
-            }
+            hir::ExprWhile(.., Some(label)) |
+            hir::ExprLoop(_, Some(label), _) => Some(label.ident),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -1158,8 +1157,7 @@ fn extract_labels(ctxt: &mut LifetimeContext<'_, '_>, body: &hir::Body) {
     fn check_if_label_shadows_lifetime(
         tcx: TyCtxt<'_, '_, '_>,
         mut scope: ScopeRef<'_>,
-        label: ast::Name,
-        label_span: Span,
+        label: ast::Ident,
     ) {
         loop {
             match *scope {
@@ -1177,15 +1175,14 @@ fn extract_labels(ctxt: &mut LifetimeContext<'_, '_>, body: &hir::Body) {
                     ref lifetimes, s, ..
                 } => {
                     // FIXME (#24278): non-hygienic comparison
-                    let param_name = hir::ParamName::Plain(ast::Ident::with_empty_ctxt(label));
-                    if let Some(def) = lifetimes.get(&param_name) {
+                    if let Some(def) = lifetimes.get(&hir::LifetimeName::Ident(label.modern())) {
                         let node_id = tcx.hir.as_local_node_id(def.id().unwrap()).unwrap();
 
                         signal_shadowing_problem(
                             tcx,
-                            label,
+                            label.name,
                             original_lifetime(tcx.hir.span(node_id)),
-                            shadower_label(label_span),
+                            shadower_label(label.span),
                         );
                         return;
                     }
@@ -2325,13 +2322,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LifetimeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
         mut old_scope: ScopeRef,
         param: &'tcx hir::GenericParam,
     ) {
-        for &(label, label_span) in &self.labels_in_fn {
+        for label in &self.labels_in_fn {
             // FIXME (#24278): non-hygienic comparison
-            if param.name.ident().name == label {
+            if param.name.ident().name == label.name {
                 signal_shadowing_problem(
                     self.tcx,
-                    label,
-                    original_label(label_span),
+                    label.name,
+                    original_label(label.span),
                     shadower_lifetime(&param),
                 );
                 return;
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/gather_moves.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/gather_moves.rs
index fa9bb57275ab..241950fb6bff 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/gather_moves.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/gather_moves.rs
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ pub fn gather_move_from_pat<'a, 'c, 'tcx: 'c>(bccx: &BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                                               cmt: &'c mc::cmt_<'tcx>) {
     let source = get_pattern_source(bccx.tcx,move_pat);
     let pat_span_path_opt = match move_pat.node {
-        PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref path1, _) => {
+        PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, _) => {
             Some(MovePlace {
                      span: move_pat.span,
-                     name: path1.node,
+                     name: ident.name,
                      pat_source: source,
                  })
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/unused.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/unused.rs
index b2b4c7d777ea..294ae1e63a9e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/unused.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/unused.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> UnusedMutCx<'a, 'tcx> {
         let tcx = self.bccx.tcx;
         let mut mutables = FxHashMap();
         for p in pats {
-            p.each_binding(|_, hir_id, span, path1| {
-                let name = path1.node;
-
+            p.each_binding(|_, hir_id, span, ident| {
                 // Skip anything that looks like `_foo`
-                if name.as_str().starts_with("_") {
+                if ident.as_str().starts_with("_") {
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> UnusedMutCx<'a, 'tcx> {
                     _ => return,
                 }
 
-                mutables.entry(name).or_insert(Vec::new()).push((hir_id, span));
+                mutables.entry(ident.name).or_insert(Vec::new()).push((hir_id, span));
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs b/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs
index 70defbb0215d..af34530a548d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for NonCamelCaseTypes {
             GenericParamKind::Lifetime { .. } => {}
             GenericParamKind::Type { synthetic, .. } => {
                 if synthetic.is_none() {
-                    self.check_case(cx, "type parameter", param.name.name(), param.span);
+                    self.check_case(cx, "type parameter", param.name.ident().name, param.span);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -302,20 +302,20 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for NonSnakeCase {
     }
 
     fn check_trait_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, item: &hir::TraitItem) {
-        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref names)) = item.node {
+        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref pnames)) = item.node {
             self.check_snake_case(cx,
                                   "trait method",
                                   &item.name.as_str(),
                                   Some(item.span));
-            for name in names {
-                self.check_snake_case(cx, "variable", &name.node.as_str(), Some(name.span));
+            for param_name in pnames {
+                self.check_snake_case(cx, "variable", &param_name.as_str(), Some(param_name.span));
             }
         }
     }
 
     fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, p: &hir::Pat) {
-        if let &PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref path1, _) = &p.node {
-            self.check_snake_case(cx, "variable", &path1.node.as_str(), Some(p.span));
+        if let &PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref ident, _) = &p.node {
+            self.check_snake_case(cx, "variable", &ident.as_str(), Some(p.span));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
index dfbfcfccf7c8..aa952c5330e5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
@@ -182,18 +182,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for NonShorthandFieldPatterns {
                     // (Issue #49588)
                     continue;
                 }
-                if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, name, None) = fieldpat.node.pat.node {
-                    let binding_ident = ast::Ident::new(name.node, name.span);
-                    if cx.tcx.find_field_index(binding_ident, &variant) ==
+                if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, None) = fieldpat.node.pat.node {
+                    if cx.tcx.find_field_index(ident, &variant) ==
                        Some(cx.tcx.field_index(fieldpat.node.id, cx.tables)) {
                         let mut err = cx.struct_span_lint(NON_SHORTHAND_FIELD_PATTERNS,
                                      fieldpat.span,
-                                     &format!("the `{}:` in this pattern is redundant",
-                                              name.node));
+                                     &format!("the `{}:` in this pattern is redundant", ident));
                         let subspan = cx.tcx.sess.codemap().span_through_char(fieldpat.span, ':');
-                        err.span_suggestion_short(subspan,
-                                                  "remove this",
-                                                  format!("{}", name.node));
+                        err.span_suggestion_short(subspan, "remove this", format!("{}", ident));
                         err.emit();
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/encoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/encoder.rs
index 46c4a3a1abe8..d8a224d3badd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/encoder.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lrc;
 use std::u32;
 use syntax::ast::{self, CRATE_NODE_ID};
-use syntax::codemap::Spanned;
 use syntax::attr;
-use syntax::symbol::Symbol;
+use syntax::symbol::keywords;
 use syntax_pos::{self, hygiene, FileName, FileMap, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
 use rustc::hir::{self, PatKind};
@@ -975,16 +974,15 @@ impl<'a, 'b: 'a, 'tcx: 'b> IsolatedEncoder<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
             let body = self.tcx.hir.body(body_id);
             self.lazy_seq(body.arguments.iter().map(|arg| {
                 match arg.pat.node {
-                    PatKind::Binding(_, _, name, _) => name.node,
-                    _ => Symbol::intern("")
+                    PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, _) => ident.name,
+                    _ => keywords::Invalid.name(),
                 }
             }))
         })
     }
 
-    fn encode_fn_arg_names(&mut self, names: &[Spanned<ast::Name>])
-                           -> LazySeq<ast::Name> {
-        self.lazy_seq(names.iter().map(|name| name.node))
+    fn encode_fn_arg_names(&mut self, param_names: &[ast::Ident]) -> LazySeq<ast::Name> {
+        self.lazy_seq(param_names.iter().map(|ident| ident.name))
     }
 
     fn encode_optimized_mir(&mut self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<Lazy<mir::Mir<'tcx>>> {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs
index 856714146180..ab20b7bfea2b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@ fn construct_fn<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx, A>(hir: Cx<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx>,
                 mutability: Mutability::Not,
             };
             if let Some(hir::map::NodeBinding(pat)) = tcx.hir.find(var_id) {
-                if let hir::PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref name, _) = pat.node {
-                    decl.debug_name = name.node;
+                if let hir::PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, _) = pat.node {
+                    decl.debug_name = ident.name;
 
                     let bm = *hir.tables.pat_binding_modes()
                                         .get(pat.hir_id)
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             // If this is a simple binding pattern, give the local a nice name for debuginfo.
             let mut name = None;
             if let Some(pat) = pattern {
-                if let hir::PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref ident, _) = pat.node {
-                    name = Some(ident.node);
+                if let hir::PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, _) = pat.node {
+                    name = Some(ident.name);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/check_match.rs b/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/check_match.rs
index 24301e970f50..0f4052b6fc8a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/check_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/check_match.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MatchVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
 
 fn check_for_bindings_named_the_same_as_variants(cx: &MatchVisitor, pat: &Pat) {
     pat.walk(|p| {
-        if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, name, None) = p.node {
+        if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, None) = p.node {
             let bm = *cx.tables
                         .pat_binding_modes()
                         .get(p.hir_id)
@@ -321,13 +321,13 @@ fn check_for_bindings_named_the_same_as_variants(cx: &MatchVisitor, pat: &Pat) {
             let pat_ty = cx.tables.pat_ty(p);
             if let ty::TyAdt(edef, _) = pat_ty.sty {
                 if edef.is_enum() && edef.variants.iter().any(|variant| {
-                    variant.name == name.node && variant.ctor_kind == CtorKind::Const
+                    variant.name == ident.name && variant.ctor_kind == CtorKind::Const
                 }) {
                     let ty_path = cx.tcx.item_path_str(edef.did);
                     let mut err = struct_span_warn!(cx.tcx.sess, p.span, E0170,
                         "pattern binding `{}` is named the same as one \
                          of the variants of the type `{}`",
-                        name.node, ty_path);
+                        ident, ty_path);
                     err.span_suggestion_with_applicability(
                         p.span,
                         "to match on the variant, qualify the path",
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/mod.rs
index 9b92a8b5e786..3f3e29a808a4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/mod.rs
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> PatternContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            PatKind::Binding(_, id, ref name, ref sub) => {
+            PatKind::Binding(_, id, ident, ref sub) => {
                 let var_ty = self.tables.node_id_to_type(pat.hir_id);
                 let region = match var_ty.sty {
                     ty::TyRef(r, _, _) => Some(r),
@@ -491,14 +491,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> PatternContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                     if let ty::TyRef(_, rty, _) = ty.sty {
                         ty = rty;
                     } else {
-                        bug!("`ref {}` has wrong type {}", name.node, ty);
+                        bug!("`ref {}` has wrong type {}", ident, ty);
                     }
                 }
 
                 PatternKind::Binding {
                     mutability,
                     mode,
-                    name: name.node,
+                    name: ident.name,
                     var: id,
                     ty: var_ty,
                     subpattern: self.lower_opt_pattern(sub),
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index 0b590e1110f5..1c107e1cdca6 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -960,14 +960,14 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> Visitor<'gcx> for GatherLocalsVisitor<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
 
     // Add pattern bindings.
     fn visit_pat(&mut self, p: &'gcx hir::Pat) {
-        if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref path1, _) = p.node {
+        if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, _) = p.node {
             let var_ty = self.assign(p.span, p.id, None);
 
             self.fcx.require_type_is_sized(var_ty, p.span,
                                            traits::VariableType(p.id));
 
             debug!("Pattern binding {} is assigned to {} with type {:?}",
-                   path1.node,
+                   ident,
                    self.fcx.ty_to_string(
                        self.fcx.locals.borrow().get(&p.id).unwrap().clone()),
                    var_ty);
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ fn check_fn<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx>(inherited: &'a Inherited<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx>,
         // The check for a non-trivial pattern is a hack to avoid duplicate warnings
         // for simple cases like `fn foo(x: Trait)`,
         // where we would error once on the parameter as a whole, and once on the binding `x`.
-        if arg.pat.simple_name().is_none() {
+        if arg.pat.simple_ident().is_none() {
             fcx.require_type_is_sized(arg_ty, decl.output.span(), traits::MiscObligation);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
index 28dba08f16a6..852603ac51c3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ fn generics_of<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
     let mut i = 0;
     params.extend(ast_generics.params.iter().filter_map(|param| match param.kind {
         GenericParamKind::Type { ref default, synthetic, .. } => {
-            if param.name.name() == keywords::SelfType.name() {
+            if param.name.ident().name == keywords::SelfType.name() {
                 span_bug!(param.span,  "`Self` should not be the name of a regular parameter");
             }
 
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ fn generics_of<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
 
             let ty_param = ty::GenericParamDef {
                 index: type_start + i as u32,
-                name: param.name.name().as_interned_str(),
+                name: param.name.ident().as_interned_str(),
                 def_id: tcx.hir.local_def_id(param.id),
                 pure_wrt_drop: param.pure_wrt_drop,
                 kind: ty::GenericParamDefKind::Type {
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ pub fn explicit_predicates_of<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
     for param in &ast_generics.params {
         match param.kind {
             GenericParamKind::Type { .. } => {
-                let name = param.name.name().as_interned_str();
+                let name = param.name.ident().as_interned_str();
                 let param_ty = ty::ParamTy::new(index, name).to_ty(tcx);
                 index += 1;
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 664a603920cb..f63084b3f19d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -2150,11 +2150,11 @@ pub struct Arguments {
     pub values: Vec<Argument>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Clean<Arguments> for (&'a [hir::Ty], &'a [Spanned<ast::Name>]) {
+impl<'a> Clean<Arguments> for (&'a [hir::Ty], &'a [ast::Ident]) {
     fn clean(&self, cx: &DocContext) -> Arguments {
         Arguments {
             values: self.0.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, ty)| {
-                let mut name = self.1.get(i).map(|n| n.node.to_string())
+                let mut name = self.1.get(i).map(|ident| ident.to_string())
                                             .unwrap_or(String::new());
                 if name.is_empty() {
                     name = "_".to_string();
@@ -4064,7 +4064,7 @@ fn name_from_pat(p: &hir::Pat) -> String {
 
     match p.node {
         PatKind::Wild => "_".to_string(),
-        PatKind::Binding(_, _, ref p, _) => p.node.to_string(),
+        PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, _) => ident.to_string(),
         PatKind::TupleStruct(ref p, ..) | PatKind::Path(ref p) => qpath_to_string(p),
         PatKind::Struct(ref name, ref fields, etc) => {
             format!("{} {{ {}{} }}", qpath_to_string(name),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 21bd6c083244..faf2cf64e1d9 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -7325,7 +7325,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             match self.token {
                 token::Ident(ident, false) if ident.name == keywords::Underscore.name() => {
                     self.bump(); // `_`
-                    Ok(Some(Ident::new(ident.name.gensymed(), ident.span)))
+                    Ok(Some(ident.gensym()))
                 }
                 _ => self.parse_ident().map(Some),
             }