The name days originate in the list of holidays celebrated in commemoration of saints and martyrs of the church. For example, the name Karl or Carl is celebrated in Sweden on January 28, the anniversary of the death of Charlemagne (Charles magnus, i.e., 'the great').
The definition of an axis is a real or imaginary line on which something rotates, or a straight line around which things are evenly arranged. An example of axis is an imaginary line running through the earth on which the earth rotates. An example of axis is the line running through the body from head to feet determining left and right sides. axis.
1 a real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating: the axis of a planet. 2  a real or imaginary straight line around which the parts of a thing, system, etc. are symmetrically or evenly arranged or composed: the axis of a picture. 3  a main line of motion, development, etc.