last-ditch

a last-ditch attempt to solve a problem is the final attempt that you make after you have failed several times to solve it (always before noun) The gesture has been seen by many as a last-ditch attempt to win voters. The UN is trying to secure talks between the two sides in a last-ditch effort to avert war.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nandag	-	Scottish
Lykos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Vakha	-	Chechen
Nadiya	-	Ukrainian
Ladd	['læd]
Patty	['pæti]