def _name_from_element(element):
    """
    Fetches the name from the ``name`` element child of the provided element.
    If no element exists, returns ``None``.

    :param element: The element to find the name for.

    :return: The name string or ``None``
    """
    name_elem = element.find('./name')
    if name_elem is not None:
        return name_elem.text
    return None
