[moistly]

Naming it “Nu” (pronounced “nee” but everyone will say “new”) would be confusing and stupid.

Naming it “Xi” would be as stupid as naming it “Biden” or “Putin.”

Trying to make a big deal of skipping over troublesome letters is also pretty stupid.

[NackerHughes]

Because Biden and Putin are also common last names, right?

[moistly]

Because it is simply stupid to needlessly provoke powerful people who have superpower/super-economy status in this world.