(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.
[ syll. (s)ho-la, sh-ola ] The baby girl name Shola is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as -SHAHLAH â . Shola's language of origin is Hebrew. The meaning of Shola is 'energetic'. A form of Shola is the name Sholah. Shola is an uncommon baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.