# Nugent

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /njuːd͡ʒɛnt/ · frequency rank #28,310

## Definitions
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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **nugget** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nugent-vs-nugget)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nguent`, `nnugent`, `nuegnt`, `nugennt`, `nugentt`, `nugetn`, `nuggent`, `nugnet`, `ungent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nugent