pp leton , ▁York shire , ▁England . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁C ric info ▁Profile ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Y ork shire ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : C rick eters ▁from ▁York ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁China ▁include ▁the ▁many ▁contemporary ▁and ▁historical ▁app ell ations ▁given ▁in ▁various ▁languages ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁Asian ▁country ▁known ▁as ▁Zh ō ng gu ó ▁( /, ▁" central ▁state ") ▁in ▁its ▁official ▁language . ▁China , ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁English ▁for ▁the ▁country , ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁Portuguese ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁and ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁borrow ing ▁from ▁Middle ▁Pers ian , ▁and ▁some ▁have ▁trac ed ▁it ▁further ▁back ▁to ▁S ansk rit . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁ult imate ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁China ▁is ▁the ▁Chinese ▁word ▁" Q in " ▁( ), ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y ▁that ▁un ified ▁China ▁but ▁also ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁for ▁many ▁centuries ▁prior . ▁There ▁are , ▁however , ▁other ▁alternative ▁suggestions ▁for ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁word . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁names ▁for ▁China , ▁aside ▁from ▁Zh ong gu o , ▁include ▁Zh ō ng hu