The name Wheelock is a boy's name meaning "winding river".

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As a given name, Wheelock has been passed down to generations of the Whitney family — descendants of Eli Whitney, creator of the cotton gin. The first Wheelock Whitney — known as Wheels — was named after his mother, Alice Wheelock. His son, Wheelock Whitney Jr. went by Whee, and Wheelock Whitney III is called Lock.
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The surname Wheelock originally denoted someone who lived near the Wheelock river in Cheshire. The river name means "winding river".

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