ðə wˈɪlkʌt təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð tʃˈɪljʊlə wɜː kˈɔːld baɪ ðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ hjˈuːpəspˈiːkɪŋ pˈiːpəlz ˈɛkswˈɪi nˌɑːt sˈaɪn kjˈuːˈɪtˌɛksdˌʌbəljˌuːˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛksdˌʌbəljˌuːˈiː:ˈɪlkɪtˌɛksdˌʌbəljˌuːˈiː"ɹˈɛdwʊd ɹˈɪdʒ slˈæʃ bˈɔːld hˈɪlz pˈiːpəl", ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ˌʌpɚ ɹˈɛdwʊd kɹˈiːk ˈɪndiənz.
The Whilkut (together with Chilula) were called by the neighboring Hupa-speaking peoples Xwiy¬q'it-xwe / Xwe:yłq'it-xwe ("Redwood Ridge / Bald Hills People"), therefore they were also known as (Upper) Redwood Creek Indians.