Karmoy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. Karmoy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1965 after the merger of Kopervik (city), Skudeneshavn (city), Skudenes, Stangaland, Torvastad, Åkra, and most of Avaldsnes. The Old Norse form of the name was Körmt. The name is probably derived from karmr which means ‘bargeboard’ (here in the sense ‘the sheltering island’). The last element in the word, øy, “island” and was added later.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 18 April 1975. The arms are a silver diamond and cross on a red background. The diamond symbolizes the name Karmøy since the island protects the mainland. The cross symbolizes the Church of Avaldsnes which was a royal chapel in the Middle Ages.

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