"me llomo..." vs "mi nombre es..."

Question

which one is more common to use?

Answer 1

I think you mean ´me llamo´. For normal everyday use, it seems more common. ´Mi nombre es´ seems slightly more formal. Like maybe when telling a clerk or official your name to fill out a form.

I´m curious how natives perceive it.

Exactly! - --Mariana--, Dec 10, 2012

Answer 2

The most common form to intruduce oneself is "Me llamo...", or in more informal way "Soy...", while "Mi nombre es..." is more like a literal traslation from English, although also used lately.

Answer 3

"Me llamo..." seems to be the most common why to say the what you name is in spanish. "Mi nombre es...." the literal translation of the english exp[ression.

Safe to say if someone says to you "Como se llama" the appropriate answer is "Me llamo..." If someone uses the word nombre in reference to my name, I would use nombre in the answer.