Why Dee Why?

I guess the usual answer is "Why not?"   Dee Why has a very nice beach, several good little cafes, an ocean pool, big waves sometimes for the surfers. A nice vibe to it altogether.

Why was the beach deserted the other morning? There have been lots of stories about monster sharks off New South Wales beaches lately. But I think it was really more to do with the cool winter weather.

So why was I there yesterday morning? Because even with the cool winter weather, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, the coffee was good. What better place to spend an hour or so reading the Sydney Morning Herald than Dee Why Beach?

But why is it called Dee Why? That's the really big question. Apparently nobody has a very good answer. In 1815 the surveyor Tony Meehan made an entry in his log about 'Dy beach', for reasons that have been unclear ever since. As ever, I defer to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Why