Use IFNULL or COALESCE:
IFNULL
COALESCE
SELECT T1.ID, IFNULL(T1.name, T2.name) AS nameFROM firsttable T1LEFT JOIN secondtable T2ON T1.T2_id = T2.id
Use ISNULL for sql
ISNULL
sql
SELECT T1.ID, ISNULL(T1.name, T2.name) AS nameFROM firsttable T1LEFT JOIN secondtable T2ON T1.T2_id = T2.id