Tamour is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means âlionâs den or lairâ, âheartâ, âsaffronâ, âminister or secretary of a kingâ, âselfâ, and âmindâ. It is derived from the  A-M-R root (âcommandâ, âbusinessâ) which is used in many places in the Quran.