diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/function/Parameter.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/function/Parameter.java
index d8682220d77..b77a95b8c5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/function/Parameter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/function/Parameter.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 public final class Parameter<T> {
 
-	public final static Pattern PARAM_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\s*(.+?)\\s*:(?=[^:]*$)\\s*(.+?)(?:\\s*=\\s*(.+))?\\s*");
+	public final static Pattern PARAM_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^\\s*([^:(){}\",]+?)\\s*:\\s*([a-zA-Z ]+?)\\s*(?:\\s*=\\s*(.+))?\\s*$");
 
 	/**
 	 * Name of this parameter. Will be used as name for the local variable
diff --git a/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/pull-6361-function-param.sk b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/pull-6361-function-param.sk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81ef44a8d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/pull-6361-function-param.sk
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# TODO add these to tests once structure test parsing is implemented (https://github.com/SkriptLang/Skript/pull/6291)
+# function testA(loc): location, previoustype(): text):
+# 	broadcast "a"
+
+# function testB(loc(: location, previoustype): text):
+#     broadcast "b"
+
+# function testE(loc: location, previoustyp): returns text: object = (")")):
+#     broadcast "%{_loc}% %{_previoustyp): returns text}%"
+
+# function this((function should(not: exist) returns text:) ? object : text) :: text:
+#     return {_(function should(not: exist) returns text:) ? object }
+
+
+# function never(gonna: give = (you - up)): and function never(gonna: let, you: down) :: text):
+#     broadcast {@magic}
+
+# function testA3(previoustyp): returns text: object = (")")):
+# 	broadcast 2
+
+
+function test_English(test: text) :: text:
+    return {_test}
+
+function test_Arabic(تجربة: text) :: text:
+	return {_تجربة}
+
+function test_Japanese(テスト: text) :: text:
+	return {_テスト}
+
+function test_Greek(δοκιμή: text) :: text:
+	return {_δοκιμή}
+
+function test_Thai(ทดสอบ: text) :: text:
+	return {_ทดสอบ}
+
+function test_German(prüfen: text) :: text:
+	return {_prüfen}
+
+test "function parameter names":
+    assert test_English("text") = "text" with "Function 'test_English' failed function parameter name test"
+    assert test_Arabic("text") = "text" with "Function 'test_Arabic' failed function parameter name test"
+    assert test_Japanese("text") = "text" with "Function 'test_Japanese' failed function parameter name test"
+    assert test_Greek("text") = "text" with "Function 'test_Greek' failed function parameter name test"
+    assert test_Thai("text") = "text" with "Function 'test_Thai' failed function parameter name test"
+    assert test_German("text") = "text" with "Function 'test_German' failed function parameter name test"
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