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last resort
A final expedient or recourse to achieve some end or settle a difficulty. For example, If you don't improve, we'll try this new medication as a last resort. This term originally referred to a court of law from which there was no appeal. [Late 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jefferson | | JEF-ər-sən | English |
| Alcyone | | al-SIE-ə-nee (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Iahel | | - | Biblical Latin |
| Haig | | - | Armenian |
| Matilda | | mə-TIL-də (English), MAH-teel-dah (Finnish) | English, Swedish, Finnish |
| Oxana | | - | Ukrainian, Russian |