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nugent

/nuːd͡ʒɛnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
nu-gent
IPA
/nuːd͡ʒɛnt/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nuːd͡ʒɛnt/
  • British English: /njuːd͡ʒɛnt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nugents (plural) Neugent (alternative)

Phrases

Nugent score

Rhymes With

neugent

Questions

How do you pronounce nugent?
The recorded pronunciation is /nuːd͡ʒɛnt/.
What does nugent mean?
A surname from Norman.
Where does nugent come from?
From the Norman habitational surname from any of various places in France called Nogent.

How to pronounce nugent

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