Whitlock

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Whytlok, Whitelok, Witloc, Wictlok, Wyhtlok, Witlok, Whytlak, Whitlak; partly from Old English witlāc, wihtlāc (personal name) and partly from Middle English whyt (“white”) + lok (“lock, hair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪtlɒk/, /ˈʍɪtlɒk/

Proper noun

Whitlock

  1. A surname.
    • 2025 May 12, BlazeTV Staff, “Black fatigue BREAKS the internet — and it was only a matter of time”, in The Blaze‎[1]:
      The term “black fatigue” has recently taken the internet by storm, and Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” saw it coming from a decade away.
  2. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee, United States.

Derived terms

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