Scandilia gens
The gens Scandilia, also written Scantilia, was an obscure plebeian family of equestrian rank at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens are mentioned by ancient writers, but a number are known from inscriptions. Origin. The nomen "Scandilius" belongs to a large class of gentilicia formed using the suffix "-", usually from cognomina with diminutive endings such as "-ilus" or "-ulus". The root of the name appears to be "Scantillus", perhaps a diminutive of "Scantius", another gentile name, which also seems to have given rise to the nomen "Scantinius". Praenomina. The Scandilii used a variety of common praenomina, including  Lucius, "Gaius", "Marcus", "Publius", "Quintus", "Titus", and "Aulus". One of the women of this family bore the Etruscan praenomen "Hastia", perhaps the Etruscan equivalent of the old Latin praenomen "Hosta". Branches and cognomina. A number of personal cognomina appear among the Scandilii, some of which were the original names of freedmen who had assumed Roman names when they were manumitted. Of the others, "Rufus" was a common surname typically given to someone with red hair. "Felix" referred to someone happy, or fortunate, while "Fabatus" was derived from "faba", a bean, and belonged to a large class of cognomina derived from  the names of familiar objects, plants, and animals. "Campana" belongs to another group of surnames indicating one's place of origin, while "Prima" was originally a praenomen, given to an eldest daughter.