diff --git a/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base b/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
index 6527be4..46285f3 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
+++ b/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:	Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 " 	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
 " URL:	https://github.com/vim-jp/syntax-vim-ex
-" Last Change:	2024 Mar 18
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 19
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 " Base File URL:     http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Base File Version: 9.0-25
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@
 syn keyword vimMenu popu[p] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMenuBang,vimMenuName
 syn region	vimMenuRhs	 contained contains=@vimContinue,vimNotation start="|\@!\S"            skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + end="$" matchgroup=vimSep end="|"
 syn region	vimMenuRhsContinue contained contains=@vimContinue,vimNotation start=+^\s*\%(\\\|"\\ \)+ skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + end="$" matchgroup=vimSep end="|"
-syn match	vimMenuName	"\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+"        contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite        nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhs
-syn match	vimMenuName	"\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+\ze\s*$" contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhsContinue
+syn match	vimMenuName	"\.\@!\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+"        contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite        nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhs
+syn match	vimMenuName	"\.\@!\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+\ze\s*$" contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhsContinue
 syn match	vimMenuNotation	"&\a\|&&\|\\\s\|\\\." contained
 syn match	vimMenuPriority	"\<\d\+\%(\.\d\+\)*\>" contained skipwhite nextgroup=vimMenuName
 syn match	vimMenuMod	"\c<\%(script\|silent\|special\)>" contained skipwhite nextgroup=vimMenuName,vimMenuPriority,vimMenuMod contains=vimMapModKey,vimMapModErr
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_01.dump
index 9b0d5cf..9b60b2a 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_01.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_01.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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-@57|1|9|,|1| @9|2|4|%| 
+@57|1|9|,|1| @9|1|9|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_02.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_02.dump
index 8e5f1b8..a5c1acf 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_02.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_02.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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 @8|"+0#0000e05&|\| |c|o|m@1|e|n|t| +0#0000000&@56
-@57|3|7|,|2|-|9| @7|5|7|%| 
+@57|3|7|,|2|-|9| @7|4|5|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_03.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_03.dump
index 671e6c7..2ef89ec 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_03.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_03.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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 @8|"+0#0000e05&|\| |c|o|m@1|e|n|t| +0#0000000&@56
 @8|\+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|e|n|d|i|f|<+0#e000e06&|C|R|>| +0#0000000&@55
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+@57|5@1|,|2|-|9| @7|7|1|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_04.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_04.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad079e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_04.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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+> @74
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+@8|}+0#e000e06&|)| +0#0000000&@64
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_99.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_99.dump
index 7721e4a..80608b7 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_99.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_menu_99.dump
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
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+@8|}+0#e000e06&|)| +0#0000000&@64
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+@75
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 > @74
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+@57|8|7|,|0|-|1| @7|B|o|t| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_menu.vim b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_menu.vim
index da10a11..fb737c2 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_menu.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_menu.vim
@@ -71,3 +71,17 @@
 popup &Foo  | echo "Foo"
 popup! &Foo | echo "Foo"
 
+
+" Issue #14230
+
+" a menu item name cannot start with '.'
+
+export def HistoryJumpMenu()
+    popup.FilterMenu("Jump history", dir_hist,
+        (res, _) => {
+            HistoryJump(res.text)
+        })
+enddef
+
+popup\.FilterMenu<Tab>Filter()<CR>
+
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 95d55b9..db15df6 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:	Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 " 	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
 " URL:	https://github.com/vim-jp/syntax-vim-ex
-" Last Change:	2024 Mar 18
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 19
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 " Base File URL:     http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Base File Version: 9.0-25
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@
 syn keyword vimMenu popu[p] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMenuBang,vimMenuName
 syn region	vimMenuRhs	 contained contains=@vimContinue,vimNotation start="|\@!\S"            skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + end="$" matchgroup=vimSep end="|"
 syn region	vimMenuRhsContinue contained contains=@vimContinue,vimNotation start=+^\s*\%(\\\|"\\ \)+ skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + end="$" matchgroup=vimSep end="|"
-syn match	vimMenuName	"\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+"        contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite        nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhs
-syn match	vimMenuName	"\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+\ze\s*$" contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhsContinue
+syn match	vimMenuName	"\.\@!\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+"        contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite        nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhs
+syn match	vimMenuName	"\.\@!\%(\\\s\|\S\)\+\ze\s*$" contained contains=vimMenuNotation,vimNotation skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimCmdSep,vimMenuRhsContinue
 syn match	vimMenuNotation	"&\a\|&&\|\\\s\|\\\." contained
 syn match	vimMenuPriority	"\<\d\+\%(\.\d\+\)*\>" contained skipwhite nextgroup=vimMenuName
 syn match	vimMenuMod	"\c<\%(script\|silent\|special\)>" contained skipwhite nextgroup=vimMenuName,vimMenuPriority,vimMenuMod contains=vimMapModKey,vimMapModErr