Meanings
alternative Whitlocke · alternative Whitelock · alternative Whitelocke
- 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
Origin
- Middle Englishwhyt“white”
- Old Englishwitlāc
- Middle EnglishWhytlok
- EnglishWhitlock
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”).
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Whitlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitlock
“Whitlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitlock. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whitlock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitlock.
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