Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Russian, Ukrainian Scripts Великанов(Russian) Веліканов(Ukrainian) Pronounced Pron. /vʲɪ.lʲɪ.ˈka.nəf/(Russian) /ʋe.lʲi.ˈkɑ.nou̯/(Ukrainian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Russian великан (velikan) meaning "giant".