How did china most likely get its name

One popular theory is that China got its name from the Qin Dynasty which was the first imperial dynasty to bring the various political divisions of China together as a single country. "Qin" is pronounced as "chin" ... sounds a bit like "China".

The country name China's origin is because of the Qin Dynasty, and that the word 'Qin' sounded sort of like 'Chin.' Basically, they got it's name from a dynasty.