Does 私の名前はXYZです sound natural?

Question

Consider the following sentence:

[私]{わたし}の[名前]{なまえ}はライノーです。
watashi-no namae-wa rhino desu.

Would a native speaker use this form, as opposed to ”[私]{わたし}はライノーです” or ”[名前]{なまえ}ライノーです”?

An acquaintance of mine (not a native speaker either) claims that the former would sound unnatural and, although grammatically correct, would rarely be preferred over the latter two.

Other than that (given my example sounds right), am I correct in the assumption that the first form is the most polite, while the second is slightly less polite and the third one would be used only in casual conversations?

Answer 1

Both '私の名前はライノーです' and '私はライノーです' are correct, but '名前ライノーです' is awkward and grammatically incorrect. I think '私の名前はライノーです' sounds a bit too formal, and '私はライノーです' is more commonly used.

When you are introducing yourself to somebody for the first meet, you say simply 'ライノーです', or 'ライノーと申します.' Usually you give your family name. I don’t introduce myself by my first name when I meet someone for the first time.

When you begin with your self-introduction at meeting or in speech, you say '私はXX ・ライノーです (or reverse of it)' or 'ライノー・XXと申します.' You give your full name, or sometimes can give only the surname, like "只今ご紹介がありました田中(一郎)でございます - My name is Tanaka (Ichiro) as just being introduced by the MC."

When you are knocking somebody’s door and asked “どなたですか？,” you say “ライノーです”.

When you are asked your full name by police on speed, you say “姓はライノー、名前はXX (or reverse of it) です".

Answer 2

In my (admittedly limited) experience with Japanese introductions, this is a correct phrase, but it is not the most natural.

The most common way to introduce yourself is to say "XYZです". Both the 私 and the 名前 parts are obvious from context, and should be left out unless you have a reason to add them.