found that the name Oryx algazel was also ineligible for use. Finally, in January 1956, the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature accepted Oryx dammah as the scientific name. No change has been made since then, though many papers published after 1956 created confusion by using names such as O. gazella tao.

Its scientific name, Oryx dammah, is derived from: Ancient Greek ???? (orux), meaning a gazelle or antelope (originally a pickaxe); Latin