What was the name of Tom Sawyer's aunt?

Tom Sawyer’s aunt is Aunt Polly, the sister of his deceased mother, in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Aunt Polly raises Tom and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. She tries to discipline Tom’s constant pranks while also showing deep affection for him. Her sternness often creates comic situations, especially because Tom is skilled at exploiting her trust and guilt.

Readers sometimes confuse Aunt Polly with Sally Phelps, another aunt who appears later in Twain’s Tom Sawyer stories. Sally lives farther down the Mississippi River and is married to Silas Phelps. In the original Tom Sawyer novel, however, Aunt Polly is Tom’s primary guardian and the clearly intended answer.

Aunt Polly also becomes more accepting of Huckleberry Finn. After Tom and Huck are presumed dead, Polly welcomes Huck’s return and extends the same caring attention to him, highlighting the warmth beneath her strict exterior.