Rein (disambiguation)

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Rein generally refers to the reins used in horseback riding and horse driving.

Rein is also a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname.

Notable individuals with the surname "Rein" include:

• Adele Rein was an actress.
• Bo Rein was an American baseball and football player.
• Jeff Rein is the Chief Executive of Walgreen's Drug Stores in the United States.
• Jonas Rein was a Norwegian politician.
• Mark Rein is the vice-president of Epic Games.
• Martin Rein is an American businessman.
• Paul Rein is a Swedish songwriter.
• Yevgeny Rein is a Russian poet.

Other uses of the word include:

• "Walking reins" is a term used for a child harness in the United Kingdom.
• "Reins" is an archaic term for kidneys.

Locations with the name "Rein":

• The monastery of Rein, founded in 1129, is the oldest continuously existing Cistercian monastery in the world.[1]