Origin and meaning of Joshua

Joshua
English
Male
God Saves
Meaning&Origin
Joshua is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `God Saves`.
Where is it used?
The name Joshua is mainly used in English and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Josue (In Spanish and in French)
Giosue (In Italian)
Józsua (In Hungarian)
Joshawa (In English (Modern))
Jozua (In Dutch)
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Josh
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Joshua was given to 24950 babies in the USA in 2004. Joshua was the number 4 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 23778 babies making it the number 3 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com