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Whitlock

/ˈwɪtlɒk/

Whitlock proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Whitlock

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

Forms of Whitlock

alternative formWhitlocke
alternative formWhitelock
alternative formWhitelocke

Origin of Whitlock

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”).

Words formed from Whitlock

Questions about Whitlock

What does Whitlock mean?
Whitlock means a surname.
What part of speech is Whitlock?
Whitlock is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whitlock?
Whitlock is pronounced /ˈwɪtlɒk/.

Words near Whitlock in the dictionary

  1. Whitleyism
  2. Whitleys
  3. whitling
  4. Whitlingham
  5. whitlings
  6. Whitlock
  7. Whitlock's End
  8. whitlockite
  9. whitlockites
  10. Whitlocks End
  11. whitlow

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