"Girbits" is stated to be the character's online gaming name (derived from the Simlish word for "llama"), which he has now adopted as a nickname, to the point where he sometimes forgets what his given name is. A similar situation happens with Cycl0n3 Sw0rd in Sunset Valley. It is possible that Girbits is the father or grandfather of Francis J. Worthington III from The Sims 2: University, which would mean that his undisclosed real first name may be Francis; and he bears a significant physical resemblance to that character, suggesting that this may have been intentional on the part of the creators. If this is the case, he is more likely to be the first Francis J. Worthington and grandfather of the The Sims 2 character, since he inherits the family name from his mother's side, and his father