UPDATE: i was able to get my desired function to work by creating the following file:
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-any-name-you-want.rules
and binding the name to a specific mac address using this template:
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ATTR{address}=="00:11:22:33:44:55", NAME="wlan0"
Hopefully that helps anyone looking for this and will let you guys know if this solution is stable.
I am still interested in helping in any way to bring dietpi support to Khadas Vim3