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'''Reger''' is a [[German language|German]] surname, derived from the [[Middle High German]] ''reiger'', meaning "[[heron]]", likely referring to a tall thin person.<ref name="DAFN">''Dictionary of American Family Names''. [http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=reger "Reger Family History"], Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.</ref> Alternatively, the name may originally have meant a lively or restless person, from the [[Middle High German]] ''regen'', meaning "to be moved or excited".<ref name="DAFN" /> The name may refer to:
* [[Elsa Reger]] (1870–1951), German writer, wife of Max Reger
* [[Erik-Reger-Preis|Erik Reger]] (1893–1954), German writer
* [[Fred C. Reger]] (1916–1994), American politician
* [[Janet Reger]] (1935–2005), British businesswoman
* [[John Reger]] (1931–2013), American football player
* [[Max Reger]] (1873–1916), German composer, pianist, conductor and academic
* [[Karl Reger]] (1900–1973), German physicist and author (Karl E. Reger), brother to [[Martin Reger]]
* [[Martin Reger]] (1909–1980is), German physicist, brother to [[Karl Reger]]
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