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Nugent

UK/njuːd͡ʒɛnt/US/nuːd͡ʒɛnt/

Nugent proper noun: a surname from Norman.

Proper noun

Nugent (countable and uncountable, plural Nugents)

  1. A surname from Norman.
  2. A rural locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area and Sorell council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Forms of Nugent

pluralNugents
alternative formNeugent

Origin of Nugent

From the Norman habitational surname from any of various places in France called Nogent.

Words formed from Nugent

  • Nugent score

Questions about Nugent

What does Nugent mean?
Nugent means a surname from Norman.
What part of speech is Nugent?
Nugent is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nugent?
Nugent is pronounced /njuːd͡ʒɛnt/ (UK).

Words near Nugent in the dictionary

  1. nugation
  2. nugations
  3. nugatorily
  4. nugatoriness
  5. nugatory
  6. Nugent
  7. Nugents
  8. nugg
  9. nuggar
  10. nuggars
  11. nuggbud

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