The name ‘Maha’ was taken from Arabic and means ‘Oryx’. An Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species. Three of them are native to arid parts of Africa, and the fourth to the Arabian Peninsula. Their fur is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight.

The Arabian oryx was only saved from extinction through a captive breeding program and reintroduction to the wild.

Another meaning of ‘Maha’ can be found in India:

Maha : ‘mah-ha’, /ˈmʌhʌ’ /;

Adj, Indian.

Very large, or great.