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My impression is that, in speech, 名前 is polite, and 名 is ruder - but in
writing, 名 sounds more literary. Am I correct?
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名 and 名前 - the difference
名前 is just "name", and sometimes お名前 is used in polite conversation, but 名
would not be used in conversation. In literature you might see it like 彼の名は～～
but it sounds good only in a story context, not conversation unless you intend
to sound like you are narrating something in a joking manner.

In school, when we would go to the teacher's room, sometimes teachers would
tell us to 名乗れ！ meaning "Say your name" if we didn't greet properly. But I
have never heard 名 being used for anything else.
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As Haya8 said, [名前]{なまえ} means name in both written and speech.

Polite way (not used for oneself): お名前

Ex. お名前は何ですか。

Common way: 名前

Ex. 私の名前は一郎です。

名 itself isn't used in speech. However, in written terms:

  1. It can be a counter for people. ~名  
Ex. 5[名]{めい} means 5 persons.

  2. It can be a suffix of something. ~名  
Ex. [会社名]{かいしゃめい} means Company Name
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