diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java
index aa8c870dc6..7bdbf33200 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ final class QualifiedName extends AbstractName {
                 if (n.name == null)
                     h = 31 * h + 0;
                 else
-                    h = 31 * h + n.name.hashCode();
+                    h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n);
             }
 
             hash = h;
@@ -280,4 +280,42 @@ final class QualifiedName extends AbstractName {
 
         return hash;
     }
+
+    static int hashCode0(Name n1) {
+        return n1 instanceof UnqualifiedName u ? hashCode0(u) : n1.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    static int hashCode0(UnqualifiedName n1) {
+        return n1.name.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    static int hashCode0(Name n1, Name n2) {
+        int h = 1;
+
+        if (!n1.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n1);
+        if (!n2.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n2);
+
+        return h;
+    }
+
+    static int hashCode0(Name n1, Name n2, Name n3) {
+        int h = 1;
+
+        if (!n1.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n1);
+        if (!n2.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n2);
+        if (!n3.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n3);
+
+        return h;
+    }
+
+    static int hashCode0(Name n1, Name n2, Name n3, Name n4) {
+        int h = 1;
+
+        if (!n1.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n1);
+        if (!n2.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n2);
+        if (!n3.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n3);
+        if (!n4.empty()) h = 31 * h + hashCode0(n4);
+
+        return h;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableFieldImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableFieldImpl.java
index 03930d86c5..3bcd25af08 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableFieldImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableFieldImpl.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import static org.jooq.conf.RenderImplicitJoinType.DEFAULT;
 import static org.jooq.conf.RenderImplicitJoinType.SCALAR_SUBQUERY;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.select;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DefaultMetaProvider.meta;
+import static org.jooq.impl.QualifiedName.hashCode0;
 import static org.jooq.impl.SchemaImpl.DEFAULT_SCHEMA;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.BooleanDataKey.DATA_OMIT_CLAUSE_EVENT_EMISSION;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.BooleanDataKey.DATA_RENDER_IMPLICIT_JOIN;
@@ -278,9 +279,11 @@ implements
         if (getTable() == null)
             return getUnqualifiedName().hashCode();
         else
-            return defaultIfNull(getTable().getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName()
-                .append(getTable().getUnqualifiedName())
-                .append(getUnqualifiedName()).hashCode();
+            return hashCode0(
+                defaultIfNull(getTable().getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName(),
+                getTable().getUnqualifiedName(),
+                getUnqualifiedName()
+            );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
index 8088b97a2c..66f513c186 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableImpl.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.noCondition;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DefaultMetaProvider.meta;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Internal.createPathAlias;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_TABLE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.QualifiedName.hashCode0;
 import static org.jooq.impl.QueryPartListView.wrap;
 import static org.jooq.impl.SchemaImpl.DEFAULT_SCHEMA;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.EMPTY_OBJECT;
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ implements
     public int hashCode() {
 
         // [#7172] [#10274] [#14875] Cannot use getQualifiedName() based super implementation yet here
-        return defaultIfNull(getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName().append(getUnqualifiedName()).hashCode();
+        return hashCode0(defaultIfNull(getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName(), getUnqualifiedName());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UDTPathFieldImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UDTPathFieldImpl.java
index ff0c754f18..82e3719cf5 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UDTPathFieldImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/UDTPathFieldImpl.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
 import static java.lang.Boolean.TRUE;
+import static org.jooq.impl.QualifiedName.hashCode0;
 import static org.jooq.impl.SchemaImpl.DEFAULT_SCHEMA;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.BooleanDataKey.DATA_STORE_ASSIGNMENT;
 import static org.jooq.tools.StringUtils.defaultIfNull;
@@ -225,14 +226,18 @@ implements
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         if (getQualifier() instanceof Table)
-            return defaultIfNull(getQualifier().getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName()
-                .append(getQualifier().getUnqualifiedName())
-                .append(getUnqualifiedName()).hashCode();
+            return hashCode0(
+                defaultIfNull(getQualifier().getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName(),
+                getQualifier().getUnqualifiedName(),
+                getUnqualifiedName()
+            );
         else
-            return defaultIfNull(getQualifier().getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName()
-                .append(getQualifier().getUnqualifiedName())
-                .append(getUDT().getUnqualifiedName())
-                .append(getUnqualifiedName()).hashCode();
+            return hashCode0(
+                defaultIfNull(getQualifier().getSchema(), DEFAULT_SCHEMA.get()).getQualifiedName(),
+                getQualifier().getUnqualifiedName(),
+                getUDT().getUnqualifiedName(),
+                getUnqualifiedName()
+            );
     }
 
     @Override