Anything I write with a placeholder name feels bad and then I get stuck trying to think of a better name. I've already designated too much of the start of the alphabet to side characters, it needs to be something easy to read if its coming up over and over again in the book.
Behind the name is great. I've been using it for a sci-fi scenario where the names are always an unusual mix of nationalities, so there are characters called things like: Remi Proudfoot, Hans Abimbola, Wladek Quirke. It involves a lot of re-rolling, and often the names need tweaking to get them to scan, but it's a lot of fun, and so much better than my old technique of googling baby names, place, year