https://wccftech.com/oneplus-made-a-list-of-400-names-to-choose-from-before-settling-on-nord-for-its-affordable-smartphone/

A lot of you are aware that the upcoming OnePlus Nord is the name of the company’s budget-oriented handset that’s also 5G-capable. It was designed to provide masses with an affordable smartphone in a market that’s now littered with $1,000+ models.

There were rumors suggesting that the name of this handset would be OnePlus Z, and it’s more than possible the company would have chosen this from the list of 400 names that it produced before finally selecting ‘Nord’ as the official model name. Carl Pei now provides insight on how the company decided on this name and as you’ll see, it wasn’t an easy process.