mean well

to intend to be nice, polite, helpful, etc., but fail in the effort. I know you mean well, but your comments are sort of insulting.

to intend to be helpful He's a good person, and I know he means well.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fortunatus	-	Late Roman
Nan	NAN	English
Agrippa	ə-GRI-pə (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical
Ivah	-	Biblical
Brunilda	broo-NEEL-dah (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
KristjÁN	-	Icelandic