(Ä­nâ²stÄ­ngktâ²) n. 1. An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals. 2. A powerful motivation or impulse.
Dayla /day-la/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dayla is valley.
What does Layla mean, popularity, numerology and more. The name Layla is of Egyptian and Arabic origin. The meaning of Layla is night. It is also of Hebrew origin, where its meaning is dark beauty, night.ayla is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Lay-la. In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 29 in baby name popularity for girls with 6428 occurrences.