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Wikipedia sez:
The word walnut derives from Old English wealhhnutu, literally “foreign nut”, wealhwealh is akin to the terms Welsh and Vlach; see Walha and History of the term Vlach). The walnut was so called because it was introduced from Gaul and Italy. The Latin name for the walnut was nux Gallica, “Gallic nut”. The Latin name, Juglans (Latin iūglāns, -andis), is etymologically *dyew-gʷlandi-dyew-“Jove’s acorn” (Proto-Indo-European *dyew- “sky, sky god”, cf. Greek Zeus, Latin Iūpiter “sky-father”): figuratively, a nut fit for a god.
Nuts by Mrs Frank the Potter‘s brother Rudolf, plate by Geoff Fuller
And talking of Rudolph (plus the fact that tomorrow’s the first Advent Sunday)
Back during the days of the former Soviet Union, a fellow by the name of Gerald Chattington had a friend in the Soviet Embassy by the name of Rudolph Nosov, who would drop by occasionally.
One evening, Gerald and his wife, Peg, were sitting in the kitchen chatting when Gerald looked out the window and said, “Look, it’s snowing.”
Rudolph looked out and said very quickly, “No, I think it is just rain.” “I’m sure it is snow,” insisted Gerald. “And I am just as sure that it is rain,” said Rudolph.
At this point Gerald turned to Peg to settle the argument.
Peg looked out the window for a moment, then said, “What can I say? Rudolph, the Red, knows rain, dear.”
Mainz Daily Photo 
>What does the walnut have to do with Advent? That flew right over my head! I want to see the plate sans les noyers. 🙂 Nice shot. V
>Would it be disrespectful if i said that you are a "wealhhnutu?"Kate
>Nuts!
>JB – I think you're a nutty nut who is nutty about nuts!