Her fans might know her as Blac Chyna, but to her nearest and dearest, her real name is Angela Renée White, per Cosmopolitan. Of course, a lot of people can’t help but wonder how she went from being called Angela to having a moniker like Blac Chyna. The story behind it is quite interesting, if not also surprising to her fans. According to a YouTube video series called “Before They Were Famous,” Chyna actually borrowed the name from someone else.
Well, make that permanently borrowed because she technically never gave it back. She met a client with the name “Black China” at a strip club that she used to work at and simply asked the person if she could use it herself. Apparently, this person was called “Black China” mostly because “he was a black guy with Chinese looking eyes” (viaBustle), although Chyna has never confirmed if the story of the origin of her name is indeed true. Either way, the name has stuck with her ever since.
That said, there’s another name that Chyna has also been referred to and it’s one that actually wouldn’t surprise many of her fans.