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Meriwether Lewis was named after his mother's family, the Meriwethers. His mother, Lucy Meriwether, married William Lewis, and they named their son after her family as a way to honor their lineage.
Meriwether Lewis had seven siblings, and three of them were older than him.
Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr is the grandson of William Clark. His father was William Clark's son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. William Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis.
You might have the names wrong. They are: William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. Both were not brothers nor were they related.However, if you are referring to William Clark's son, his name was indeed Meriwether Lewis Clark. Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis; but those two are father and son, and not brothers.up the Missouri River and into the Pacific Northwest.